How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake I am still with you. Psalm 139:17-18
Two things were vital to my new birth as a child of God. In the fall after my conversion at age twelve, my father preached a series of sermons on Psalm 139 and I absorbed what he spoke like a sponge. I also learned to delve into the character of God and always make this the basis of my faith, not my feelings or current cultural trends.
This Psalm, as a whole, is a song of praise for the universal presence and infinite knowledge of God. Where ever you are, God is there too, in a very personal way. He knows everything from the molecular structure of the galaxies to the most intimate, secret thoughts of every man that ever breathed.
Nothing in your heart or in your life will ever surprise your Heavenly Father’s knowledge abilities, or love, so relax. He looks upon you with compassion and understanding. (Don’t interpret understanding as tolerance.) The greatest comfort in the world is that God knows my heart in its most vulnerable, raw form. He will clean it, mold it and make it like His.
God is Good, you can rest your faith on this alone!
Love,
Gretchen