Good morning, Lord Jesus. Draw me close to You, as I listen for the leading of Your Spirit to begin my day centered in You--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ...
“O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it” (Psalm 139:1-6).
I thank You that You know all about me. Nothing is hidden from You--the things I want You to know and even the things I wish You didn’t know. But You know it all, good and bad, through and through. And yet You love me. And You’re for me. And You want the very best for me.
So I can trust You to “Search me, O God, and know my heart” to “Try me, and know my anxieties” (v. 23). I can trust You to “See if there is any wicked way in me”--anything in me that’s wounded, broken, or bound, anywhere in my heart that stuck, hidden away, or buried--so You can “lead me in the way everlasting” (v. 24).
There’s healing and freedom in You, as I trust You to know me and search me. For You are my “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). And You’re going to keep pursuing me and loving me and healing me and freeing me to keep growing me up to become all You created me to be--whether I like it or not--because I’ve given You my heart. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
My family, may you trust the Lord who loves you and who's for you to search your heart to heal you and free you to be all He created you to be, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friends!
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