Psalm 139:1 says “O Lord, you have searched me and you know
me”.
Today’s post will be a short one as I submit Day 2 of the
inaugural week. It has been a pleasure
introducing myself to you and beginning this journey. I am really enjoying sharing time and some of
my thoughts with you.
A question – Who are you?
Other questions can follow, such as – Where do you live? Who are your parents? Do you have siblings? What is your favorite color? How would you describe yourself?
If you had to describe yourself in one word what would that
word be? My answers to this last
question can be varied but today my answer is this word: Known!
The writer of Psalm 139 was King David, who was King of
Israel. He has authored many of psalms
we love and enjoy. In Psalm 139 he
is speaking to God when he says “…You have searched me and YOU KNOW ME”.
What does it mean to be known? It can mean you are understood, appreciated,
loved, hated, or any of a myriad of other things. The sum of God’s word teaches that in spite
of knowing us God loves us.
I want to encourage you to spend time pondering on what it
means to be known by God and loved by God.
In the midst of the puzzling question of identity this is serious
business.
Do this for me – first answer the question “if you had to
describe yourself in one word what would that word be?” Write this word down. Now write down the reasons why you believe
this word describes you. It matters not
whether this word is positive or negative – what I want you to explore is the
reasons why this word, in your opinion, describes you.
Store your answers away somewhere - we will come back to it. We will also explore how we see ourselves and spend time
talking about what we should see that maybe we don’t.
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