More of the Story

My last Post described  a rainbow that blessed my life recently as I stood in God's garden worshipping Him early one morning.  The recollection of that moment reminded me of God's faithfulness all my life.

I mentioned that God was watching me through many seasons; watching and waiting. Since that day in my 40s when I confessed that I had not been living according to His will and His way, and asked Him to take charge of my life, I have discovered that yes, the Lord was watching and waiting for me to make a choice but he was not waiting only.

I believe, that while I was living as I pleased the first half of my life, not only was He watching and waiting; he was also putting my world into place for the life He purposed for me.

This morning as I was considering this truth I was drawn to Psalm 139.  As I read David's cries to the Lord, each word of the following verses fell on me with fresh understanding.

1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
It's amazing! Almighty God  "knows" me.   He has known me.  He knew me before I loved Him and He knows me at this moment.
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar.
Every move I make God sees.  Nothing I do takes Him by surprise.    If that weren't enough He understands my thoughts...He knows them before I think them.
3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
He examines carefully and critically where I walk.  He understands the how and why of me completely.  My God "gets me"!
4 Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all.
He knows every word I'm going to speak ahead of time. The good, the bad and the ugly and loves me anyway.
5 You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.
God is my "safe place".  He's in front of me to show the way and to use a current expression He always "has my back"!  His hand upon me gives me stability.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it."
He knows me better than I know myself.  I don't know what I'm going to do sometimes from one moment to the next. How does He Know? He's God and I'm not!
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit ? Or where can I flee from Your presence ? 8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there ; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me.
There isn't anywhere I can go that God isn't there. When I wandered off His path in my teens, He was there.  When I lived like the world in my 20s and 30s, He was there.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night," 12 Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You.
His light is ALL I have ever needed.  He illuminates my mind, my heart and my world.
13 For You formed my inward parts ; You wove me in my mother's womb. 14 I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth ; 16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance ; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.
He decided on my DNA and who my earthly family would be. The words "skillfully wrought" speak to me of great sculpters/designers who take great care in shaping unformed substances into great works of art.  That is how God put me together!
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God ! How vast is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.
His words convey His thoughts .... they tell His story .... as they were precious to King David, so they are precious to me, for Jesus assures me in John 17 that I am in God's story and it isn't over yet!!
             How does God's Word speak to your heart dear reader?  Is the Bible your most read book?
Praying that you will feast on His "Fresh Bread" throughout the coming week.
                                                                 Judy