He Knows our Hearts
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Psalm 139:1-7 NIV
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.
You hem me in--behind and before;
you have laid your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
I haven’t been diligent about posting devotions throughout the month of November. I could say I’ve been busy – which I have. Of course, my whole mantra is always to make time for God first and the rest will fall in place. I could say I’ve been well-intentioned, but I’ve had a couple bouts of minor illnesses this month and they’ve really put me under the weather. I could list a lot of reasons. I don’t know which one would be accurate. I do know that none of them suffice.
This thing called a faith journey is pretty precarious! Our lives have changed lately as my husband searches for a job and I have begun working, beginning at 7:30 in the morning. I have less time in the morning to post devotions with this new schedule. In the afternoons . . . well . . . you can imagine I am tired and have errands to run, etc., etc.
I rest in the comfort of knowing that God understands my lacking in this area of my life. He and I have had numerous conversations—actually one long, on-going conversation about many things. I just haven’t been able to record much of it. My relationship with God is stronger than it has ever been. What I have realized is that His part of the relationship never changes. He is always present, in the early hours as I adjust my body-clock to a new routine, as my husband discerns if each new job offer is one he should accept, as our children plan their lives. God is there in the midst of it.
I am greatly reassured that He knows me and loves me so much! How can one be down-hearted in the knowledge of such all-encompassing, intimate love? God knows our hearts. He understands our human frailties. I am committing to Him this day that I will work very hard to place Him first in my day. Even if I don’t post a devotion, He know I seek Him and rest in Him.
My prayer today is that you rest in the knowledge and assurance that God is intimately involved in and passionately interested in your life. And that you offer your life to Him anew this day.
Mary
