Psalms 139:23-24 NLT
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
That passage came screaming at me when I was a teenager. It was that time when a friend I was very close to was moving across country. This friend was a special part of our youth group.
Our group spent time together 3 or 4 times every week. We were tight. We studied the Bible together, we served people together, we played together, we ate together and spent lots of time together. There were about 10 of us that were almost inseparable.
But one of our friends was moving. We might ever see her again. She took my Bible for a couple days and marked some verses for me to look at later. The two verses above were some of those, and this was most likely the first time I have ever seen them.
That is why they were important, but that is not why they have stayed in my heart and even been quoted time and time again.
“Search me, O God” …
How powerful is that truth? Let God search you. He already does. He knows what is right and what is best for me. If we trust Him, things will go so much better for us, and we will be stronger.
“Know my heart” … “test me and my anxious thoughts” …
He knows. He knows more than we know. Allowing what He knows to guide us is a big deal. Take His truth and watch how things work out and how your life isn’t wasted but in fact you and I will gain life is we trust Him.
“Lead me along the path of everlasting life”…
That is the way we really need. It might not be the way I want because it is not instant pleasure. It is right and best for our future and for life.
What is my point? Watch the verses that God points out through many ways. It may be those verses that make a huge mark on your life. It might even save you from some really hard times.
I am grateful for all that God has given. Scripture is one of those that leaves a lasting mark and change. I am grateful!
Comments