Search me, O God and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (Psalms 124, 139)
Both of these Psalms are prayers of Thanksgiving. The first is a corporate prayer, one of the Psalms of Ascent, that people who were gathering for, or in the act or worship, sang together. Psalm 139 is a very personal and intimate Psalm acknowledging who God is. It is a thanksgiving for His all-knowing and ever present place in life.
The greatest comfort in all the world is to know that nothing surprises God! He knows every breath, word, deed and thought and nothing catches Him off guard. I cannot unsettle Him and neither can you. No matter the ruckus, God’s got the answer.
Psalm 139 begins with a deep search of heart and mind and ends with a continuous invitation to light the dark, clean the soiled and fill the empty. My soul, just like my home, needs to be dusted out and straightened every once in a while. It doesn’t condemn my house, just makes it inhabitable for eternity.
Have a Great Day!
Gretchen