I haven't blogged on this site before but it appears to be a good atmosphere to share in, so here it goes. I was reading Oswald Chambers, whom is one of my favorite authors, you will find I quote him a lot. He was talking about Psalm 139, and the depths of the heart and soul. I think this is one of the best summaries of the chapter I have read. 139:1 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 139:3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. 139:9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 139:13 For thou didst form my inward parts, thou didst knit me together in my mother's womb. 139:14 I praise thee, for thou art fearful and wonderful. Wonderful are thy works! Thou knowest me right well; 139:15 my frame was not hidden from thee, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth. 139:16 Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance; in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. 139:17 How precious to me are thy thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Chambers summarizes: "Your whole spirit. . ." The great mystical work of the Holy Spirit is in the dim regions of our personality which we cannot get at. Read the 139th Psalm; the Psalmist implies - "Thou art the God of the early mornings, the God of the late at nights, the God of the mountain peaks, and the God of the sea; but, my God, my soul has further horizons than the early mornings, deeper darkness than the nights of earth, higher peaks than any mountain peaks, greater depths than any sea in nature - Thou Who art the God of all these, be my God. I cannot reach to the heights or to the depths; there are motives I cannot trace, dreams I cannot get at - my God, search me out." "my soul has further horizons than the early mornings, deeper darkness than the nights of earth, higher peaks than any mountain peaks, greater depths than any sea in nature - Thou Who art the God of all these, be my God. " That is such a powerful truth! There depths of my soul that I cannot reach, motives I cannot trace, dreams I cannot get at, but God knows all these... Better then I ever can. Oh what a wonderful mystery this is. When my heart breaks, He knows the depths of it better then I. This is such a reassurance that I can trust Him, and have Faith that He is at work in the secret depths of our hearts and soul. And He reveals that to us in His way and His time... It is amazing how God brings things to your mind right when you need them. My heart is in pain and my soul is stricken for some friends, but I am reminded that God knows the depths of it, the secret things, the broken hearts and souls, and is working it for His Glory in me and in them. And will reveal His hidden work in His time, in His way... I have to trust in Him, and have Faith and Hope in His promises in His Word... We need to take time and ponder these incredible truths... |
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