Reflections for my friend:
“Thou hast taken account of my wanderings;
Put my tears in Thy bottle;
Are they not in Thy book?
Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;
This I know, that God is for me.” Psalm 56:8-11
He, the Creator of all worlds,
He, the Alpha and the Omega,
He, the Master of the universe…
…takes into account my wanderings?
…captures my tears and puts them in His bottle?
…He – is for me?
I am overwhelmed by these thoughts. God sees my wanderings through this life. I do not wander alone; nor do I wander out of His sight. Not only does He see my journeys, He takes them into account – He notes them, recognizes them, understands them. He remembers them as He interacts with me.
God also sees the pain that I struggle with. He doesn’t just observe my tears, He collects them. My tears do not flow unheeded or without response. God gathers them and stores them in His own bottle; they are valued by Him.
Why does God care about my wanderings and tears? Why does He take the time to relate to me on this level? It is hard to comprehend.
But David goes even further in this Psalm. David boldly declares, “God is for me.”
God is for me.
O, God, grant that I may know – deep within my soul – that You are for me!
In another passage, David is reflecting on similar truths: God knows when he sits down, when he rises up, what he is thinking, what he speaking. God knows it all.
The truth is that God knows all about me. God knows all of me, yet He still loves me. And He still is for me. I exclaim, as David did, when reflecting on these thoughts, “Such knowledge is to wonderful for me: It is too high, I cannot attain to it.” Psalm 139:6
Incredible.
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2 comments:
Tricia, your post is so encouraging. When we are suffering, and in the midst of the "refining fire" - only in the knowledge that my savior does indeed have me and my tears in his hands allows me to get up every morning. AND knowing that He has HIS joy on the other side of the struggle - it's awesome to contemplate. Thank you my friend.
Thank you for this encouragement. It's amazing and precious to know that not a tear has fallen from my eyes that God has not seen and collected. I love knowing that we have a High Priest who not only can sympathize with our weaknesses, but He was tempted in every way, just as we are, and yet He did not sin. (Heb 4:15)
What an awesome, powerful, loving, Abba Father we serve!
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