God Knows You, Really Knows You
Our God is a personal God. He knows you intimately and loves you without measure. He knows the number of hairs on your head and the motives of your heart. He knows you better than you know yourself and is devoted to you despite your flaws. If you have any doubt that God knows everything about you, check out Psalm 139:1-18. I am sharing it with you today from The Passion Translation (TPT) because it is exceptionally powerful when read in that translation. Pay close attention to every word and let the revelation sink in that God completely knows you and loves you completely.
Lord, you know everything there is to know about me. You perceive every movement of my heart and soul, and you understand my every thought before it even enters my mind. You are so intimately aware of me, Lord. You read my heart like an open book and you know all the words I’m about to speak before I even start a sentence! You know every step I will take before my journey even begins. You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way, and in kindness you follow behind me to spare me from the harm of my past. With your hand of love upon my life, you impart a blessing to me. This is just too wonderful, deep, and incomprehensible! Your understanding of me brings me wonder and strength. Where could I go from your Spirit? Where could I run and hide from your face? If I go up to heaven, you’re there! If I go down to the realm of the dead, you’re there too! If I fly with wings into the shining dawn, you’re there! If I fly into the radiant sunset, you’re there waiting! Wherever I go, your hand will guide me; your strength will empower me. It’s impossible to disappear from you or to ask the darkness to hide me, for your presence is everywhere, bringing light into my night. There is no such thing as darkness with you. The night, to you, is as bright as the day; there’s no difference between the two. You formed my innermost being, shaping my delicate inside and my intricate outside, and wove them all together in my mother’s womb. I thank you, God, for making me so mysteriously complex! Everything you do is marvelously breathtaking. It simply amazes me to think about it! How thoroughly you know me, Lord! You even formed every bone in my body when you created me in the secret place, carefully, skillfully shaping me from nothing to something. You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book. Every single moment you are thinking of me! How precious and wonderful to consider that you cherish me constantly in your every thought! O God, your desires toward me are more than the grains of sand on every shore! When I awake each morning, you’re still with me. Psalm 139:1-18 (TPT) emphasis mine
Let there be no doubt- the Lord knows you thoroughly and loves you with an everlasting love. What a comfort to know that you are loved for who you really are as well as for who He is making you to be. He’s not mad at you or disappointed in you. He is always with you and will never give up on you. He’s in love with you and He is committed to you for all eternity.
