O
Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.
You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.
You have enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it.
Psalm
139:1-6
Thoughts~
School is taking up so much time this semester and I
feel like I am meeting “the going to sleep self” with the “waking up self.” To
counterbalance my studies, I make sure I spend at least 30 minutes in another
room of my home, reading God’s word and praying before I begin my classes. I
love that time because it is then that I hear the whispers of the Holy Spirit
and where peace floods my soul.
God searches me during my quiet times with Him as I ask
Him to remind me of any sin I have not confessed. God’s gift of the Holy Spirit
is amazing to me. There is such untapped power that lies within our hearts and
I pray that my ears are opened wide so I hear Him speak.
I love studying the word, and I love simply reading it
as a devotional time like I do in the mornings. Today I want to show you a way
that will help you know what a verse or verses have to say directly to you. It’s
similar to the way Kay Arthur teaches in her Precepts Ministry but with my own
slant for this blog. Ready?
In aqua I mark* every word that refers to the Lord.
O Lord, You have searched me and
known me.
You
know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my
thought from afar.
You scrutinize my path
and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.
You have enclosed me
behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon
me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it.
Psalm 139:1-6
Now, taking the same verse, I mark* in red every word
that could refer to me.
O Lord, You have searched me
and known me.
You know when I
sit down and when I rise
up;
You understand my thought
from afar.
You scrutinize my path
and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Even before there is a word on my
tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.
You have enclosed me
behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I
cannot attain to it.
Psalm 139:1-6
Now I mark* every word that describes an action that God
has done.
O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know
when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my
thought from afar.
You scrutinize my path
and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You know
it all.
You have enclosed me
behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon
me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it.
Psalm 139:1-6
And all together, you will see how God has so deeply loved
you.
O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.
You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted
with all my ways.
Even before there is a word on my
tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.
You have enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I
cannot attain to it.
Psalm 139:1-6
And so, by marking the words, I am able to see clearer how the Lord has:
searched me
known me
knows when I sit down and when I rise up
understands my
thoughts
scrutinizes my paths and lying down
is intimately acquainted with my ways
knows my thoughts before I speak,
enclosed me from behind and before
laid His hand on me.
The Psalmist was so in awe of God’s magnificent knowledge,
care and love for us. So am I.
Action~
Find a verse in the Psalms and copy it out and try this
way of highlighting the words. This is from the New American Standard Bible but
you may want to use the same verse in your favorite translation or try another
Psalm.
Mark it one step at a time just like I did. And watch
how the word of God comes alive for you.
Prayer~
Thank you Lord for searching me and knowing everything there is to know. And
for loving me still. How I love you!
Trusting in the Lord~
Becky
*When marking directly in your Bible, use colored pencils or special highlighters that don't bleed through.
