Featured Article – Some thoughts from Psalm 139
1 O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you know it completely, O Lord.
In just these first four verses of this Psalm are some truly
powerful words. These words tell us of a God in all of his
greatness knows everything about each of us. It shows a God
who cares for his people unconditionally.
God is never too busy. We are never unimportant. The God of
the entire universe has time to search and know each person
individually. He doesn’t proportion some of his time to one
person and then some to another. His almighty power is
sufficient for all of his people all the time.
A close friend recently has been experiencing tremendous pressure
at work. It’s gotten to the point where she is not eating
properly and cannot sleep. As I am not a counselor, I can only
listen and give her feedback. I advised her to speak to her
manager as difficult at that may be. The problems were not hers
personally, management had to get involved and make decisions
and adjustments. She promised me she would do that. Although
my friend prays occasionally, she doesn’t feel that God listens
to her or answers her prayers. I shared this passage with her
and assured her that God knows everything about her situation and
certainly does listen. God always answers our prayers and
sometimes we just have to be still, wait on him and listen.
God will speak to us through the Holy Spirit who dwells
within us. Each of us have a conscience, that inner being that
constantly guides us. God speaks to us through our conscience.
God searches for you and he knows you. You are never alone.
Doesn’t this tell us how important we are to him. In order for
us to get to know someone we have to spend considerable time
with that person. How can we truly know someone who we just
see and speak to them occasionally? The God I know is personal,
wants to be with me, searches for me. He wants a relationship
with each of us.
Even though we know our families and friends extremely well, we
are limited in this knowledge. God knows when we sit and when
we rise, when we go out and when we lay down. This tells us
that he is always present. I assured my friend that God will
never leave or forsake her and to continue to pray. I’ll also
continue to pray on her behalf. That’s the beauty of prayer.
We can intercede for others to ask God to reveal himself, to
bless our friends, to strengthen our faith in order to be there
when they need us.
Even before we speak, God knows what we are about to say. So he
knows our concerns. He knows when the pressure of life becomes
too much and we are about to lash out in words. He knows when
the job is getting us down and seems too hard to bear. God
concerns himself with all of our troubles and is always with us.
You may be in a similar situation as my friend or know someone
who is. I encourage you to pray with them and for them, but
most of all share this passage with them. Let them know how
important they are to the magnificent God of the universe.
Let them know of his boundless love for them and may the
peace that only God can give, be always with you and those
you love.
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