Graceful Journey - He knows my name

He knows my name - Nov. 25, 2005

This morning, I spent some time meditating on Psalm 139.

¹O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
    ²You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
         You understand my thought from afar.
    ³You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
         And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
    ⁴Even before there is a word on my tongue,
         Behold, O LORD, You know it all.
    ⁵You have enclosed me behind and before,
         And laid Your hand upon me.
    ⁶Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
         It is too high, I cannot attain to it.
    ⁷Where can I go from Your Spirit?
         Or where can I flee from Your presence?
    ⁸If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
         If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.
    ⁹If I take the wings of the dawn,
         If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
    ¹⁰Even there Your hand will lead me,
         And Your right hand will lay hold of me.
    ¹¹If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
         And the light around me will be night,"
    ¹²Even the darkness is not dark to You,
         And the night is as bright as the day
         Darkness and light are alike to You.
    ¹³For You formed my inward parts;
         You wove me in my mother's womb.
    ¹⁴I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
         Wonderful are Your works,
         And my soul knows it very well.
    ¹⁵My frame was not hidden from You,
         When I was made in secret,
         And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
    ¹⁶Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
         And in Your book were all written
         The days that were ordained for me,
         When as yet there was not one of them.
    ¹⁷How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
         How vast is the sum of them!
    ¹⁸If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand
         When I awake, I am still with You.
    ¹⁹O that You would slay the wicked, O God;
         Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
    ²⁰For they speak against You wickedly,
         And Your enemies take Your name in vain.
    ²¹Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD?
         And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
    ²²I hate them with the utmost hatred;
         They have become my enemies.
    ²³Search me, O God, and know my heart;
         Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
    ²⁴And see if there be any hurtful way in me,
         And lead me in the everlasting way.

This scripture reminds me that In the Magicians Nephew, Aslan is speaking to the Cabby and he says, "Son," said, Aslan to the Cabby, "I have known you long. Do you know me?" "Well, no, sir," said the Cabby. "Leastways, not in an ordinary manner of speaking. Yet I feel somehow, if I may make so free, as 'ow we've met before."

As the Psalmist says, this is knowledge to wonderful for me, I cannot attain it. I can hardly understand how the creator of the universe, the King of Kings, the great and mighty God knows me so well, is intimately aware of my thoughts and my ways. The word says that His thoughts toward me would outnumber the sands and that they are precious thoughts. He must love me very much. I am quite taken with that thought today. He loves me. He knows me. He knows me very well.

Just over two years ago, I sat in the living room of my Daddy's house. In just the matter of minutes, he would walk out the door and leave for Charleston. He already had a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and now was going in for surgery to see if they could remove the tumors or not. It was a difficult time for me. Ever the researcher, I had read all that I could about pancreatic cancer. I understood the grim prognosis. However, there was no freedom to share my own fears. It was a time for strength and hope. I sang this song to my father that day.

He Knows My Name
Words and Music by Tommy Walker
© 1996 Doulos Publishing

Jeremiah 1:5
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee."

I have a Maker
He formed my heart
Before even time began
My life was in his hands

Chorus
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
and He hears me when I call

I have a Father
He calls me His own
He’ll never leave me
No matter where I go

Chorus
He knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
and He hears me when I call

It is a sweet thought to reflect on today and always. He knows my name. He knows my thoughts, my fears, my struggles, my hopes, my dreams. He never leaves me ... no matter where I go. If I go to the left, to the right, to the heavens, to the depths of the earth, no matter where I go, He is there. He won't leave me alone. He must love me very much.

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