Thoughts for another day

March 1, 2010

Today's verse: Ps. 33:15. The One who fashioned the hearts of them all, knows all their works. (NAB – copyright acknowledged)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

This psalm beautifully embodies God’s sustenance, magnificence and awesomeness. It sings of God’s handiwork in our lives even as it urges all to praise Him and rejoice in Him. In the verses before our scripture today, we learn God in heaven looks down and sees the entire humankind, measuring them up (v. 13,14). We then understand it is He who fashioned even the deepest parts of man and knows all our works, even to the thoughts that develop in our minds. Yes, He knows them all, whether they be evil or in accordance to His lovely will.

You know, we may do some awful things in our lives in absolute secrecy; so much so that no man is aware of them. But do you think it’s hid from God? The most secret place in any man is open to the Lord’s scrutiny. He sees it as clearly as He does any other place. His glance can fall even in the darkest sphere and know all there’s in it, because darkness itself is light to the Lord (Ps. 139:12) and night, the time, where man chooses to commit the most foul deeds, is but as day to Him.

God knows the deepest secrets we hold and also the good we do. He knows our intentions though we try to hide and camouflage them through opposite facades. Yet, God sees through all the masks we use. But it is not that God sees our dirty thoughts and deeds alone, He also clearly knows the good we are trying to do or thinking of doing. Some of our thoughts and actions please God, but we must please Him in all our thoughts and actions for only then will we find favor in His sight. We needn’t be scared that God knows all but offer our all to Him, good and bad, and talk of our weaknesses with Him and then we will see Him giving us His strength to conquer our weaknesses and slowly but surely, though we may not perceive it, our dark spots vanish and a new ‘man’ emerges, which is interested in giving glory to God alone.