I’m not sure why this is, but I don’t think that I’ve ever written about Psalm 139 before and it is quite wonderful. It breaks easily into four parts; this is part one.

You have searched me, Lord,
    and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
    you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.
You hem me in behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too lofty for me to attain.

Psalm 139:1-6

If you are anything like me, you might just read through these verses quickly, not paying all that much attention― after all, everyone knows that the really big verse in this Psalm is verse 13, the one that everybody quotes and puts in greeting cards. Yet for others these verses may be a bit intimidating because one thing is quite clear here: God knows every little thing we do and there are no secrets from Him.

Big Brother is watching!

There is still another way of looking at this, one that may well change a person’s whole outlook on life for the better. Have you ever wished that you had friends in high places, friends who could really help out in a bind, or who could guide you through troubled times? If so, here’s some great news:

You have a friend in the highest place of all who is all knowing, all present and all powerful. It simply doesn’t get better than that.

God knows every little thing about us because He bothers to find out, and if He will bother to find out then it stands to reason that He does so because He cares about us, including caring about YOU.

I will add just one more thing for today: God makes the effort to know all about us― and He loves us anyway! So much so, that He sent His only Son to redeem us. So, as we go through our day today, let’s keep all of this in mind, for if God is for us, who can be against us?