Known by God

Psalm 139:1-4 Ps 18:19 Ps 19:14 O Lord, You have searched me 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 know it completely, O Lord. He brought me into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delights in me. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. ​

Sometimes in our daily busyness, we forget just how much the Lord is involved in our lives and our thoughts and our ways. As the psalmist said, God is aware of all we do and don't do. He is aware of all we say and think. He desires to be invited into our daily routine. He desires to have us seek His guidance in all our decisions.  

Abba Father is aware of our tears, our joys and our frustrations. He isn't surprised at the choices we make. He isn't shocked at our anger and fears. He desires that we would be open with Him and really let Him in on all our emotions. 

There is no emotion that Jesus did not experience. He had to deal with poverty, death of loved ones, diseases in the world. Jesus felt the contempt of the religious leaders. He felt the deep love of His disciples and followers. He felt the betrayal of one of His closest friends. He also felt the rejection when many of the crowds walked away from Him because it became too hard to follow Him. 

If we could learn to live our lives with the memory that Jesus lives in us as we live in Him, it would change the way we live. We would remember that all we have is a gift from the Creator. It would make some of those hard decisions easier.  We could learn to have ongoing conversations with our Savior. We could live more in the Spirit and less in the flesh. (Romans 8:1) We would not let the enemy try to make us live under condemnation. We could live in victory. 

We are known in every aspect of our lives. We have a Savior Who delights in us and wants us to dwell in the shadow of the Most high. We are loved.