ODJ: down here
September 22, 2011
You go before me and follow me. You place Your hand of blessing on my head (v.5).
READ: Psalm 139
Last October, the world rejoiced with the people of Chile as they celebrated the successful rescue of 33 miners who had been buried 700 meters (2,300 feet) underground. The miners, who had been trapped in a copper-gold mine for 69 days, were safely lifted out of its depths. In a letter sent to the surface prior to the rescue, 19-year-old miner Jimmy Sanchez wrote, “There are actually 34 of us, because God has never left us down here.”
Hemmed in by life’s pains and problems, David expressed a similar thought in Psalm 139. Convinced that God is all-knowing (vv.1-4), ever-present (vv.5-12), and all-powerful (vv.13-18), David’s spirit was bolstered by God’s loving care for him—something that began even before he was born (vv.13-16).
God is all-knowing (vv.1-4). David declared, “O Lord, You . . . know everything about me!” (v.1). You know how I feel (v.1), how I think (v.2), what I do (v.3), what I say (v.4), and where I go (v.5). God knows you completely and intimately.
God is ever-present (vv.5-12). David was sure that God has never left us down here. He wrote, “I can never get away from Your presence! If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I go down to the grave, You are there” (vv.7-8).
God is all-powerful (vv.13-18). Your human body is the masterpiece of the all-powerful Creator God (vv.13-15). God’s sovereignty and all-powerful care is guaranteed: “You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in Your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed” (v.16).
How will you respond to God and His loving care for you? David affirmed his commitment to God (vv.19-22), and asked Him to “lead [him] along the path of everlasting life” (vv.23-24). —K.T. Sim
How have you been hemmed in by life’s trials and troubles? Refresh yourself with knowing who God really is. He knows and He cares. Pray, “Even there Your hand will guide me, and Your strength will support me” (Psalm 139:10).
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