The Wonder of God

July 13

Psalm 139 delineates the all-pervasive knowledge and wonder of God. It begins with the declaration that our Heavenly Father has searched and known His people. He knows their thoughts, their intents, their words, and He guards their paths.

In the sixth verse, the psalmist declares that such knowledge is too wonderful for human comprehension; he simply cannot drink in the magnitude of the amazing, over-arching care of God who loves mankind so much. He goes on to declare that no man can flee from the presence of the Holy One.

Were he to ascend into heaven or plummet into the depths of hell, even there his ways would be observed by the Lord who knows him. If he soared into the heavenly places or plunged to the bottom of the sea, the Spirit of the Living God would seek him out.

As Adam and Eve hid from God when they disobeyed Him and discovered their shame (Genesis 3:8), so we endeavor to flee from God and hide in the sin that allures us. But, He knows where we are, and when we release ourselves to Him, Jesus will wash us in His blood and restore us to fellowship with God.