Hey You!

Believe it or not, God Knows You By Name. The Lord God is with you, my friend. You may have moments in your life in which you question whether the God of all creation cares about you and the challenging circumstances you’re facing, but He does. In fact, the Word of God makes it clear that nothing catches the Lord by surprise. He knows the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:9-10); therefore, nothing escapes His gaze. God even knows you better than you know yourself. Consider the words of King David, an imperfect man whom God still considered a man after His own heart. Verses 1 through 17 of Psalm 139 (ESV) reads:

O Lord, you have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. 5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.

7 Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! 9 If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” 12 even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.

13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a] Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.

17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! He Already Knows

God knows your innermost thoughts and desires, as well as your shortcomings. He’s with you through your storms, whether those storms are of your own making, or if they are beyond your control. God loves you. He demonstrated His love for you when He sent His son – the Lord Jesus Christ – to the cross at Calvary to die for your sins, and to give you a new life if you would only surrender to His Lordship. No matter the circumstances, rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances, knowing that this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18-19). Peace and Grace!