Search me O God and Know my Heart

 

(Psalm 139: 1-10, 23-24 ESV)

 

Search me O God and Know my Heart

 

O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
² You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
    you discern my thoughts from afar.
³ You search out my path and my lying down
    and are acquainted with all my ways.
⁴ Even before a word is on my tongue,
    behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
⁵ You hem me in, behind and before,
    and lay your hand upon me.
⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
    it is high; I cannot attain it.

⁷ Where shall I go from your Spirit?
    Or where shall I flee from your presence?
⁸ If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
    If I make my bed in Sheol, 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.

 

²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart!
    Try me and know my thoughts!
²⁴ And see if there be any grievous way in me,
    and lead me in the way everlasting!

 

Our God has all knowledge and power. He is never caught off-guard or with his resources limited.  He knows everything about us.  He literally knows more about us than we do about ourselves.  This week we can rest in a relationship with this type of God.  As we pray for our community, church family, our nation, and world I urge you to pause in prayer and ask if He would reveal anything and anyway your life and heart needs to be adjusted to please him?