Psalm 139
7"Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you"
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you"
Did you know when it comes to God you can run but you can't hide? There is nowhere to escape His presence. Even when you feel as if no one cares, no one understands, there is no one to lean on or depend on - He is there. When you feel that He has left your side expecting you to fight your battles on your own strength - He is there. In those dark times that temptation overtakes you despite your conscious telling you otherwise, guess what? He is there too. So what does this mean to us? This consolation can bring peace and give us assurance that we are loved and cared for...or if we are living apart from God it can instill a sense of fear in our hearts when we realize that unlike many of our friends, He knows our deepest, darkest secrets. Either way, there is good news in this: no matter what - He loves us. No matter what - He is there for us. It doesn't matter if the world seems to be all wrong - He remains right. He can bring hope in the dark times and He can bring a heart that has strayed back to Him. How amazing that the One who knit you together and knows your ins and outs, your greatest passions and desires, has witnessed your greatest failures and most embarrassing thoughts - LOVES YOU. Not for what you do or don't do but simply for WHO YOU ARE. You are His creation and His promise is to guide you and be right with you through the trials of life. Will you reach out and grab His hand and quit trying to do it on your own? Will you stop looking to your own strength and unleash His? Can you commit to placing your desires on hold as you seek His face first? He's patient and full of grace and will be right where He's always been whenever you are ready - but the choice is yours and yours alone. What will you decide today?
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