God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
139 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
19 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
20 For they speak against You wickedly;
Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
during my therapy session yesterday, my therapist had me read out loud Psalm 139.
i felt so reassured and loved by God. it was the perfect way to end a session.
as we get older and life occurs and our daily routine starts to take up our quality time with God we tend to forget how precious His words are toward us.
we forget what it is like to have the faith of a child.
we forget that even if our faith is the size of a mustard seed it can still move mountains.
we also forget how God sees us and because of that, we forget who we are.
during any sickness, disease, fear, worry etc...
we focus so much on the doubts and what-ifs.
i know i did. i know that i still do.
we tell ourselves that it is only human of us to think that way.
but the truth is, we are children of a Heavenly Father who is there to physically, emotionally and spiritually embrace us.
Let us not forget where we came from and what we were taught. Engrave it in your hearts, memorize His word and stay encouraged. for there is hope to the hopeless,
strength to the weary
and healing for the sick.
pray for one another and support eachother.
be encouraged.
