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God Searching Me 30

 [Psalm 139:1-12]

 

/ Anne’s Faith

column

 

 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

 

"For the director

of music of David.

A psalm.

 

 

 

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,

O LORD."

(Psa 139 : 1-4)

 

 

 

I am comforted

by the fact that

the Father,

 

 

 

who is

Sovereign God

 

 

 

and knows all

my situations,

walks with me

  everywhere.

 

 

 

Look at today's

 scriptures!

 

 

 

"Where can I go

from your Spirit?

Where can I flee from

your presence?

 

 

 

If I go up to the

heavens, you are

there;

 

 

 

if I make my bed

in the depths,

you are there."

(Psa 139 : 7-8)

 

 

 

God who truly

searches each

one of us

 

 

 

and perceive

our thoughts

and our actions

as well!

 

 

 

Our faithful God

who spreads out

his hands over

each one of us

 

 

 

and fulfills the work

of salvation, whether

we are in joy

or sadness,

 

 

 

and keeps the

promises he has 

 made to the end!

 

 

 

However, on the

other hand, a God

of justice

 

 

 

and a fearful God

who is impartial

and who governs

good and evil!

 

 

 

Thus, we can

sincerely say:

 

 

 

Our good Father

is the only one

 

 

 

who we absolutely

fear but who always

exists right by our side.

 

 

 

How grateful

it is to each one of us

when we think of God

 

 

 

who never leaves us

and always watches

over us!

 

 

 

Furthermore, we

must not absolutely

forget that

 

 

 

God was already

 making each one 

 of us from our

 mothers' wombs. 

 

 

 

There are many

twists and turns

that we go through

in our lives,

 

 

 

but it is a blessing

that we can meet

the living God through

various experiences

 

 

 

that we have from

time to time.

 

 

 

Also, how grateful

we are to be able to

praise the Lord with

the hope that we

will meet the Lord

some day,

 

 

 

eye-to-eye contact,

thinking of the Lord

even in any situation,

 

 

 

in the midst of

tribulation and

distress!

 

 

 

Even

because of this,

even if our hope does

not come true

on this earth

 

 

 

and we live a life

like pilgrims,

we should not be

frustrated

 

 

 

and have courage 

 again to look forward 

to God and live

a happy life.

 

 

 

'You have

searched me and 

 you know me.'

 

 

 

We must take the 

 scripture above

to heart.

 

 

 

It is so precious to us,

who have received

Jesus as our Savior

 

 

 

and have been

transformed into the

status of children of

Heavenly Father.

 

 

 

At this moment,

come to mind

all of sudden.

 

 

 

"How precious to me

are your thoughts,

O God!"

(Psa139 : 17)

 

 

 

Think of David,

who professed like

this all the time,

 

 

 

and the

heart of David,

who recorded

his pure love for God

in the psalms.

 

 

 

So, what attitude

should we take?

 

 

 

1) With thanksgiving 

we need to profess

that the Father of

Spirit faithfully loves

 

 

 

and embraces me

when I am weak. 

 

 

 

Like David, we must

constantly strive to

turn our hearts

to the Lord.

 

 

 

2) We must rely

on Him absolutely,

surrender everything

humbly, and trust

Him completely.

 

 

 

3) Because we 

love God, we will be

willing to follow

His guidance

 

 

 

and obey His Word

while we live on

this earth.

 

 

 

____________

 

 

 

 

Prayer

 

 

 

Lord!

 

 

 

Please grant each

one of us a heart of David,

who is a man after

your own heart!

 

 

 

You put each one of us

in your unfailing love

and constantly search

the center of our hearts.

 

 

 

All the time help us

to serve you, our faithful

Heavenly Father.

  Amen.

 

 

 

2009/03/09

 

 

 

/ By Priscilla