WATCHWORD:
1 O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. 2 You know when I sit or stand. When far away you know my every thought. 3 You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am. 4 You know what I am going to say before I even say it. 5 You both precede and follow me and place your hand of blessing on my head. Psalm 139:1-5
Meditation:
Search Me!
That opening verse in Psalm 139, you have examined my heart and know everything about me, is a powerful statement telling us that nothing in our lives is lost on our Lord. Do we believe that, do we trust that? Think about it; the Lord has examined my heart and the creator God knows everything about me. Everything!
I would not want you, the reader, to know everything that is on my heart. I would be embarrassed, even mortified if all was revealed. Yet, God knows everything.
That should bring us up short. If you’ve ever read the whole of Psalm 139, I commend it to you. It will open an expanded awareness that God knows everything about us. Regardless of where we are, regardless of how we hide, regardless of how we might avoid being seen or heard or understood, God knows it all.
The psalmist tells us, Lord you are the God of the early mornings, the God of the late nights, the God of the mountain peaks, and the God of the sea. But, my God, my soul has horizons far away from those of early mornings, deeper darkness than the nights, higher peaks than any mountain, greater depths than any sea. You who are the God of all these, be my God. I am limited, Lord, I cannot reach to the heights or the depths. There are goals I cannot achieve, dreams I cannot realize.
My God, search me, and lead me by your blessed right hand, and help me walk in the Light as You are in the Light! Amen.
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Praying Psalm 139:
O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely. Oh Lord, I am so blessed that you know me so completely and still you call me your child. You have blessed me far beyond my understanding of the power of your love. Thank you, Lord, thank you. Amen.
