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March 30, 2021 8:00 pm
My grandchildren are running around my backyard. Playing games? No, pulling weeds. “Pulling them up by the roots!” the youngest says, showing me a hefty prize. Her delight as we tackled weeds that day was how much we enjoyed plucking the weedy roots—clearing away each pesky menace. Before the joy, however, came the choice to go after them.
Intentional weeding is also the first step in removing personal sin. Thus, David asked the Lord: “Search me, God, and know my heart . . . . See if there is any offensive way in me (Psalm 139:23–24).
What a wise approach, to go after our sin by asking God to show it to us. He above all knows everything about us. “You have searched me, Lord, and you know me,” wrote the psalmist. “You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar” (vv. 1–2).
Such knowledge, David added, “is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain” (v. 6). Even before a sin takes root, therefore, the Lord can alert us to the danger. He knows our “landscape.” So, when a sneaky sinful attitude tries to take root, He is first to know and point it out.
“You hem me in behind and before,” wrote David. “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,” (vv. 5–6). May we closely follow our Savior to higher ground!
Welcome to another daily encouragement from the daily bread devotional. Today's reading is titled wisely waiting and was written by Patricia Raven my grandchildren are running around my backyard playing games. No pulling weeds, pulling them up by the roots. The youngest says showing me a hefty prize. Her delight as we tackle weeds that day was how much we enjoyed plucking the weedy roots clearing away each pesky menace before the joy, however, came the choice to go after them intentional weeding is also the first step in removing personal sin. Thus David prayed in Psalm 139 search me, God, and know my heart see if there is any offensive way in me.
What a wise approach to go after our sin by asking God to show it to us. He above all knows everything about us you have searched me, Lord, and you know me, wrote the psalmist you know when I sit and when I rise you perceive my thoughts from afar.
Such knowledge, David added is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain even before sin takes root.
Therefore God can alert us to the danger he knows our landscape, so when a sneaky sinful attitude tries to take root.
He's first to know and pointed out where can I go from your spirit wrote David where can I flee from your presence, may we closely follow our Savior to higher ground. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from Psalm 139 verses one through six and 23 through 24. You have searched me, Lord, and you know me you know when I sit and when I rise you perceive my thoughts from afar you discern my going out and my lying down. You are familiar with all my ways before a word is on my tongue.
You Lord know it completely. You have me in behind and before and you lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain and now verses 23 and 24 search me, God, and know my heart test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting. Let's pray together. Loving God, you search us because we are incredibly good at fooling ourselves into thinking we don't need you to keep us from sin. It's when we're in that frame of mind that we are most vulnerable Lord help us keep a humble heart and follow you as you lead us through this life protect us from the sin that is so harmful to us and to our witness for you help us to live lives that are a testimony to your faithfulness is in Jesus name we pray. Thank you Lord. Amen. All today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
