Good Morning All,
Psalm 103:14; “For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.”
So how well do you know the people closest to you? Do you know their eye color, birthdate, favorite color, favorite meal, their dream vacation? There is a lot to know about people if you think about it and what happens when what you thought you know changes? Some people can be totally afraid of a thunderstorm only to become accustomed to it later on. Some people can be convinced that they hate broccoli until they try it and then it changes. There was a time when I liked a certain food. Once, after I ate it, I became sick and was convinced that the food made me sick; I don’t eat that food anymore. I changed so how would you know what I liked?
So how well do you know the people closest to you? Do you know their eye color, birthdate, favorite color, favorite meal, their dream vacation? There is a lot to know about people if you think about it and what happens when what you thought you know changes? Some people can be totally afraid of a thunderstorm only to become accustomed to it later on. Some people can be convinced that they hate broccoli until they try it and then it changes. There was a time when I liked a certain food. Once, after I ate it, I became sick and was convinced that the food made me sick; I don’t eat that food anymore. I changed so how would you know what I liked?
The true test of knowing someone is when
you respond even when you are not asked.
If you ask a friend, “What’s wrong?” and they respond, “nothing.” But
you hug them anyway; that is knowing them.
When someone just shows up and starts to help, or just sits and listens;
that is truly knowing someone. Because
in the ultimate sense “to know me is to love me.” That is how the old song goes and it is true. For those we know best we know because we
love them. That is why and how we know
them by the love that we share.
Our heavenly Father truly knows us. Our verse speaks of God as knowing us in an
intricate and implicate manner. The
psalms are full of references where the psalmist confesses that God knows him
better than anyone, even himself. This
may sound like something spectacular but it goes much deeper than some form of
generic knowledge. The reason that God
knows this isn’t just because he is all knowing; rather it is because he is all
loving. He knows this because he loves
us. The greatness of God is shown, not
by his power but by his love; a love that allowed Jesus to die upon the cross
for you. So thus, God knows you.
As God knows about you, what color your
eyes are or how many hairs you have; he knows the content of you. He knows your fears, he knows your pains, he
knows your needs before you do. He comes
to you with his love to comfort you, to offer you hope. God knows you because he loves you. It is an understanding love, it is an
all-encompassing comprehension of the struggles in your life and hope ad
knowledge that through it all; God’s incredible love is there for us.
God knows how many hairs you have, not for
inventory, but for the loving nature that brings you back into his family. None of us are so bruised or damaged that God
does not want you back; he always has and always will. Trust in God’s mercy to see you through.
Dear
Father, you know me. You know my fears,
you know my pain, you know my joys and sorrows.
Give me the strength to stand up I the face of life’s struggles and keep
me secure in the knowledge that you are with me. You are there to comfort and console, to
guide and to counsel. Keep me safe. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, amen.
God’s
Peace,
Pastor Bret
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