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I love the ocean! It's a part of nature that I rarely get to see. When I walk on the never-ending beach, I cannot help but think of the verses that say:
O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. Psalm 139:1-18
It is a wondrous thing to contemplate the Lord's intricate participation in the life of each individual person who belongs to Him. When I look at the beach and ponder on God's thoughts being even more than the grains of sand in all of the oceans of the world, it is mind-blowing and humbling.
Another place in scripture, God says that His thoughts towards us are for good and not evil. That's a lot of good thoughts! He sees us and knows the deepest parts of us and still his thoughts are numerous and good. For you see, if we know Him, our sins are in His sea of forgetfulness. He remembers them no more.That is one of those paradoxes of scripture. He knows everything, yet He chooses to forget our sin when it's under the blood of His Son. So when He looks at us, His thoughts are for good and not for evil because He chooses to see us that way.
In my own life, I try to follow God's definition of what it means to walk in love:
Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured. It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth [when right and truth prevail]. Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].
Love never fails it never fades nor ends. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a Amplified Version
Oh what an example of Christ the church is when we also choose to walk this way - to overlook wrongs, to think the best, to rejoice in the truth!
Today I am thankful that God' thoughts towards me are for good and not evil and are more numerous than the sands of the sea.
I love the ocean! It's a part of nature that I rarely get to see. When I walk on the never-ending beach, I cannot help but think of the verses that say:
O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. Psalm 139:1-18
It is a wondrous thing to contemplate the Lord's intricate participation in the life of each individual person who belongs to Him. When I look at the beach and ponder on God's thoughts being even more than the grains of sand in all of the oceans of the world, it is mind-blowing and humbling.
Another place in scripture, God says that His thoughts towards us are for good and not evil. That's a lot of good thoughts! He sees us and knows the deepest parts of us and still his thoughts are numerous and good. For you see, if we know Him, our sins are in His sea of forgetfulness. He remembers them no more.That is one of those paradoxes of scripture. He knows everything, yet He chooses to forget our sin when it's under the blood of His Son. So when He looks at us, His thoughts are for good and not for evil because He chooses to see us that way.
In my own life, I try to follow God's definition of what it means to walk in love:
Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured. It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth [when right and truth prevail]. Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].
Love never fails it never fades nor ends. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a Amplified Version
Oh what an example of Christ the church is when we also choose to walk this way - to overlook wrongs, to think the best, to rejoice in the truth!
Today I am thankful that God' thoughts towards me are for good and not evil and are more numerous than the sands of the sea.
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