I was reminded that “six weeks is the average attention span for any topic”, including the Book of Acts, which contains 28 chapters. So, we will take a brief intermission. Our previous interlude followed Acts chapter 7. We’ll return with chapter 13, as it moves away from Judea and turns its focus toward the Gentile world, including the people and regions of the ancient Roman Empire.
In Psalm 139 King David, being inspired by the Holy Spirit, provides insight into our relationship with God. An awesome, all-wise and all-knowing God, who not only sees, but understands every aspect of who we are, including our inner most thoughts and deepest secrets.
God has perfect knowledge of man—past, present and future. Psalm 139 is considered one of the most excellent of the Psalms of David, inspired as a pious devout meditation upon the doctrine of God's omniscience! God is not out there somewhere, but right here, right now. Nothing we do is hidden from His sight. It encourages us to form a closer relationship in our daily walk with Him.
Time itself, every second of each year, encompassing all of history, is laid out before God like a tapestry. We are told in Isa 46:10, I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.
God knows each beat of our heart and every inner most thought. We have a unique relationship with Him that’s not possible with any other. In the Bible, King David is referred to as “a man after God’s own heart” (1 Sam 13:14; Acts 13:22). A relationship made possible for us in and through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ—there is no other way to bridge the gap that separated us from God.
God not only sees our every action, but He foresees our every thought, even before we do. God sees every future occurrence that will touch our life, even before they occur. He is all knowing, all wise, all powerful, and yes, all merciful.
He knows what we will do even before we do it. He sees every occurrence before they happen, including our inner most thoughts and unspoken words before they are formed. With our mind and heart turned toward Him, He guides us in all our ways, as a loving and caring Father, watchful over every moment of our life.
No matter where we are and where we go in our walk with Him we are literally secure in His hands. Even in the best and the worst of times. V.6 reminds us that such knowledge is beyond our understanding, especially during difficult times, when we wonder, “Where is God?”. But, as we are told in v.5, He has not abandoned nor forsaken us.
God is everywhere present. He knows all—what was, what is, and what is yet to come. Like a tapestry, all of time and history are laid out before Him. He is everywhere present and there is nowhere we can flee from His presence. When we place our faith and trust in Him, His hand will guide us and we will be secure in His presence. His Holy Spirit abides with us.
There is no escape from His presence—in both good times and bad, He is there. He is preparing our eternal destiny. He created us for a reason; shaping and molding who we will be, preparing a place for us in the new heaven and new earth—a joy and blessing we could never imagine.
We cannot hide from His presence at any moment or in any situation. Even in sin, He sees us, and calls for repentance and return to fellowship. We cannot escape His presence, nor should we want to. Cling to fellowship with Him always and everywhere, even at this very moment. He has not forsaken us, nor should we turn away from Him.
Think about what the words are telling us in v.13-14, that He knitted us together in our mother’s womb from the very moment of conception; creating us as a distinct individual. We are carefully crafted, with every cell woven together; one of a kind, distinct from every human ever born or yet to be born, even in our final eternal destiny with Him we will be unique in and of Christ Jesus.
Even before we were conceived, He knew each of us in a personal way. There are no clones, only unique individuals.
His thoughts provide a sense of comfort and pleasure in our soul, to fill us with a pleasant admiration of God. Taking comfort each day of our life; aware of our special relationship with God the Father, in faith through His Son Jesus Christ, being “born again” through the power of the Holy Spirit.
V.19-20 are a reminder that sin and wickedness are a stumbling blocks to our relationship with a Holy and just God, and offer encouragement to separate ourselves from any sinful pleasure that may distract our attention away from our walk with Him.
We are told not to embrace sin, nor encourage sinful actions, or walk in the ways of sinful pleasure.
Standing before Him with a holy and joyful satisfaction through the merits of Jesus Christ, through whom we may appeal to God in every aspect of our life.
David’s words served as a prayerful meditation for him, just as they can for us.
Amen!
Stay mindful of this truth, that God's plan for our life, exceed all daily circumstances, no matter what they may be. May God bless you and yours today, tomorrow, and always!
