Today’s Scripture: Psalm 139:23, KJB- “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:”
God knows our hearts and our paths. Do we open our hearts for His searches? When God searches us, it is not because He doesn’t know us. He does. As stated in Psalm 139:14, we were wonderfully and fearfully made by Him. His searches of our hearts and our searching for Him may not be about us at all. As I am retracing this road I am on to share it with others, I have been reminded of how God reminds me it is not about me.
Either this coincidence thing is out of control or God, in His infinite wisdom, is AMAZING. How can we be so hardheaded, blind to things and then when the veil is lifted from our eyes we sure feel silly. This particular morning I struggled for almost an hour and a half reading God’s word without “feeling” the right affirmation to post.
The first scripture I was on that morning was Proverbs 20:27, NKJV- “The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.” I read different translations and wondered if my spirit was separate from God. I wanted God to search the innermost depths of my heart. However, I did not feel that was my message for the day.
Next, I was reading Ecclesiastes 3:11 where Solomon wrote: “Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.” (NLT) I thought that was the affirmation. God has set eternity in my heart. Spiritually I just didn’t feel complete.
I continued to search. Next this journey took me to: Psalm 139:8, NKJV- “If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.” Everywhere I go God is there; that’s a good one. No, I think I did a study on that recently.
Next, I travelled to Psalm 139:23, NIV- “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;” There you go GOD. I see an affirmation there “I am opening my heart to You O God”. Please search my heart, LORD.
Now the amazing part. After capturing all of these promises of God it was time for me to go upstairs to awaken my first born daughter who I was dropping off at college that day. My firstborn leaving home. Hmmm, God sent me on that journey that morning and it wasn’t even for me. God I pray that I bless my daughter with your words. I thank you for giving me this message to share with her. God provide a lamp to her spirit as she begins this new journey. Search her heart and know her anxieties. May she remember that You have set your eternity in her heart. I pray she claims this affirmation as her own and opens her heart to you. Know her heart LORD and know her anxieties. Let her know you are there no matter where she goes.
Coincidence? I think not. God is Great! Can you trust that God is working in your life today? It may not even be about you but about someone you can love and encourage with the searching light of God.
Today’s Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for searching my heart. Teach my heart and help me to welcome Your light to search my innermost being. Help me to know Jesus’ heart and how He received You into His fleshly heart in prayer. Search me and know me so I may search You and know You. In Jesus’ name I do pray. Amen.
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