Our reading today is Psalm 139: verse 1
“LORD, you have searched me and you know me.”
God knows you. He really knows you.
He knows about that moment you lost your temper. He heard the unkind thought during church. He witnessed every compromise, every shortcut, every failure.
And here’s the wonder: He loves you anyway.
The psalmist uses a remarkable word ā “searched.” God has examined every corner of your heart like a prospector mining for gold. There are no surprises that catch Him off guard.
This could terrify us. Complete exposure usually leads to rejection, right? We spend our lives hiding failures behind smiles and Sunday clothes.
But God’s knowledge works differently. He doesn’t search you to condemn you ā He searches you to know you. Your failures don’t surprise Him because His love isn’t based on your performance. It’s based on His character.
What freedom this brings! You are fully known and completely loved.
Iām Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.