“…O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandeth my thought afar off.

Thou compassest (surrounds) my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

Thou hast beset (enclosed) me behind and before and laid thine hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Whither (where) shall I go from thy spirit? Or whiter shall I flee from thy presence?

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.” Psalms 139:1-10

That is probably a familiar passage, and we used a portion of it in a recent post. I want to look at it today in its entirety and take breaks to discuss crucial points.

Nothing is as mind-blowing and as comforting as the realization that God is omnipresent.

He can be anywhere and everywhere at any given time, the devil does not have this ability.

The reason this is so important for us is that it helps us to understand that the very moment we need him, he is there, and he always watches over us.

His mercy and protection surround us, his presence will guide us, and his right hand defends us.

He is there when we wake, he is there when we fall asleep, he is there when we travel, he is there when we return home, no place in heaven, hell, or on the earth that he is not aware of our location.

As David said in writing this, such knowledge is so far over our human heads that we can’t even understand it.

But it gets even better: Isaiah 65:24: “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.”  

On we go “If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.” Psalms 139:11.12

God created it all and it is the same to him, he sees us in the dark as well as in the light, that I do believe also has spiritual symbolism as he sees us in our lives when our lives are dark with sin, and he saves us from that darkness.

“For thou hast possessed my reins (planned the course of life): thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

I will praise thee, for I am fearfully (amazingly)and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. (formed together inside the mother)

Thine eyes did see my substance yet being unperfect (not yet formed); and in thy book all my members (limbs) were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as YET there was NONE of them.” Psalms 139:13-16

Now that answers the question of when life begins, not that the world would listen.

This is before we were ever formed in our mother’s womb, God had a plan for our lives.

He in advance had even our physical appearance decided before we physically existed and from his design he formed us.

Who cares what the world thinks of us; God himself created us to be exactly as he wanted us to be.

“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them, they are more in number than the sand:

when I awake, I am still with thee.” Psalms 139:17,18

How good is that? His thoughts toward you are precious, he thinks wonderful, good things about you, and he thinks those thoughts often.

Think about holding a sleeping baby in your arms and how precious and wonderful that child is, that is how he views his children.

And David goes on, that even when he awakes from death itself, He will still be with him. God gave David this revelation and had that revelation given to us through his word.

David was not a just a special child, we are all special to him and he interacts with so individually just as we interact individually with others.

Some people are gentler and sensitive while others are bolder and zealous, independent and as with human children God knows what each of his children responds to.

That is the beauty of your heavenly Father, and nothing is as beautiful in his eyes as his children. Wherever your path may lead you can rest assured that he is already there.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Have a wonderfully blessed day! REPOSTED 06/15/2024 for Father’s Day

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