Designed for a purpose

Psalm 139 (NLT)

O Lord, you have examined my heart
   and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
   You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
You see me when I travel
   and when I rest at home.
   You know everything I do.
You know what I am going to say
   even before I say it, Lord.
You go before me and follow me.
   You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
   too great for me to understand!

I can never escape from your Spirit!
   I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there;
   if I go down to the grave, you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning,
   if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
even there your hand will guide me,
   and your strength will support me.
I could ask the darkness to hide me
   and the light around me to become night—
   but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day.
   Darkness and light are the same to you.

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
   and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
   Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
   as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born.
   Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
   before a single day had passed.

How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
   They cannot be numbered!
I can’t even count them;
   they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
   you are still with me!

O God, if only you would destroy the wicked!
   Get out of my life, you murderers!
They blaspheme you;
   your enemies misuse your name.
O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you?
   Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?
Yes, I hate them with total hatred,
   for your enemies are my enemies.

Search me, O God, and know my heart;
   test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
   and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
 

Reflection  

Do you know that God chose you and has a purpose and plan for your life? He knows your thoughts, fears and worries, and He wants to be a part of each one of them with you.

Today, spend 10 minutes with God and a journal. Re-read the scripture again slowly, and write down the verses you want to focus on today. Ask God to reveal the things He has called you to in your life and to show you how much He loves you.

Then spend time with God by worshipping Him.


Worship

“How He Loves Us,” by David Crowder