“How precious are
your thoughts about me,
O God.
O God.
They cannot be
numbered!
I can’t even count
them;
they outnumber the
grains of sand!”
Psalm 139:17-18 NLT
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When
we feel all alone and like no one knows what we’re going through – we need to
read Psalm 139 again. (What follows is my
rough paraphrase of this Psalm.)
We
need to be reminded that he knows everything about us. He knows everything we
are doing and thinking even when he seems far away. He sees us when we are
driving down the highway or resting in our bed. He knows what we are going to
say even before the first word comes out of our mouth.
We
are not alone! He’s out in front of us - leading the way and at the same time
he follows us with his hand of blessing on our head. How wonderful is that?!
It’s really too big for us to fully grasp. We can never get beyond his
presence. Even if we got on this world’s most powerful space ship and flew to
the farthest end of space – he would be there. Or if we took the most sophisticated
deep ocean craft to the bottom of the ocean he would be there ready to guide,
strengthen and support us. We can never get away from his presence. No
distance or darkness can ever hide us from him.
He
knows all about us. After all, he created us. He delicately formed us in our
mother’s womb, making us wonderfully complex and unique. He designed us to
perfectly fulfill his purpose. We need to be thankful for how marvelously he
has made us. He saw our entire life before we were born. Incredibly every day
of our life was recorded in his book before we took our first breath. Even now
he has precious thoughts about us – more than we could ever count – more than
all the grains of sand in the whole world.
After
considering Psalm 139 these past few moments, I trust we have gotten beyond
feeling sorry for ourselves. If we still feel that way, we are missing
something. We need to refocus on the truth that he has always had our eternal
best at heart. Everything he has done and will ever do is for our good and his
glory. He is always with us, and his mind is filled with countless precious
thoughts about us. What can be more reassuring?
