Breaking it down further

I love the 139 Psalm. It's one of my favorite chapters in the entire Bible. I read it aloud to our congregation just yesterday because it so perfectly complemented the message about Cornelius' and Peter's visions in the 10th chapter of Acts. The two of them were in essence living out Psalm 139 in the fact that God knows long before it happens, and has a plan for it to bring about good in your life.

O Lord, you have searched me and you know me
You know when I sit and when I rise;
You perceive my thoughts from afar.

The first 2 verses the Psalmist starts out by telling us how well God knows us. It says you searched me and you know me. It's kind of like a interogation without the bright lights and the shouting people, you know the ones you watch on dateline and the court tv channel. You see men standing over suspects forcing them to spill their guts about what took place, trying to force the truth out of them about the exact goings on in their particular cases. Only, with God He knows it all. He doesn't just know what's going on, He doesn't just know what's going to happen in advance, He knows every detail of it. From when you sit to when you rise, to when you're thinking about sitting or rising.
It is pivotal that we understand this chapter in order for us to understand how God takes care of us. We hear all the time that God is in control, that all things happen for a reason, and so on. rarely do we really, trully want to hear those things. When we do hear them, unless we understand this particular chapter in Psalms we will not get the peace of knowing the truth.
God knows what's happening, what is going to happen and what has already happened. We can't fully process it, but we can rest assured in knowing these facts. Then and only then can we place full control in His hands and stop trying to micro manage and dissect every thing that happens in our lives.
He has a plan, His plan, and His timing are perfect!

Thanks for reading and have a great day!