I was reading Psalm 139
and in my Bible the first verse was at the bottom of the page. “O
Lord, you have searched me and you know me.” I was going to
continue but God told me not to turn the page. So I reread that
verse several times, trying to get what He was trying to tell me.
I heard Him asking me,
“Dave, what does 'search' mean?” I'd never really thought about
it. We read and reread these verses and so often just bleem over the
individual words, without really thinking about what they mean.
I told Him, “I know the
dictionary definition. What are you trying to tell me?”
He asked me, “What do
you do when you search for your keys?” I remembered when I had to
go somewhere and couldn't find my keys. I put all my effort into
finding those keys! My entire being was completely focused on the
search, and everything else in life was put on hold until I found
them. Then I realized it.
Effort! That's what
“search” means. God puts effort into knowing me. Significant
effort. Focused, intentional effort. Not in a panic like me looking
for my keys, but out of passionate, loving longing.
Did you know God
passionately longs for your love? Longs to interact with you? So
much so that He, the omni-potent God who can do anything at a word
without any effort at all, puts significant effort into knowing you.
Why? Because He enjoys you. Think about that today.
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