O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.

Following a sermon I heard and some meditation on the chapter, I realized that I’d missed some important things in these verses. Yes, I’ve studied and known that God is there, that He knows everything, and that His protection is there. But I accepted these statements as general statements for all believers and rarely took them to their most potent meaning—it was spoken to ME!

He searches me, my heart, my emotions, and my physical condition. He knows when I sit and when I rise. These are difficult things to accomplish on some days as arthritis has more strongly grabbed hold in the last few months. But He sees. He knows the sometimes frustrated thoughts the condition can bring about because He knows me, my ways, and the direction I have and will take.

He Knows Me.

He knows the words on my tongue—even the ones that don’t make it out of my mouth. He hems me in through all the challenging times, as well as the victorious times. In the past, present, and future, His hand is on me, blessing, protecting, guiding, and teaching.

He has searched me and known me and all that my life has been, is, and will be.

That kind of knowledge is more than my human mind and emotions can attain. The wonder of it is so great that I can never fully comprehend it. He is God, and He sees me.

In this world where there is so much negative influence, intended and not intended, where comparisons are so common, and people are found lacking, there is such joy in realizing that God sees us, God knows us, and God is with us on a personal level.

Embrace it my friends, and have joy in being so loved! – Vicki