I have been trying to avoid writing about Psalm 139. My flesh has been telling me "don't bother, everybody knows Psalm 139". But the King of the Universe has made me wise enough to recognise when He brings up a word for reading repeatedly, as in our bible reading plan this week, it must be important.
So yes, this is for you if you are hurting or in need of His Splendor and Majestic Presence. God is omnipresent and omnipotent. As the Psalmist learned in verse 12 "darkness is as light" to Him.
These are dark and gloomy days literally and spiritually here in England. Watching the news on television does not give hope for the economy, social life and many other aspects of life. However, all these things are not a surprise or a strange thing to God.
If you are worried about the dark and frigid weather conditions, put your trust and hope in God. If you have been following the devotionals this week you will know that He knows your specific location and has a right plan for you. He is the One who created the world and also the seasons:
"For as long as Earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat,
Summer and winter, day and night will never stop." Genesis 8:22 [The Message]
Pray and make your situation known to God and to people He leads you to for help. Both darkness and daylight were created by Him.
Whenever I am in need or unsure of circumstances, I always look around for something that reassures me of the Presence of God. For example seeing the Moon always tells me He is very faithful. Psalm 89 vs 37 refers to the moon as "the faithful witness in the heavens". And whenever I see the sun or when its daylight, I am reminded:
the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:11 [Amplified Bible]
And if you are worried He may be withholding His goodness from you because you don't feel righteous, here is some uplifting good news recorded for you:
Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault. But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it.
Colossians 1:22–23: [NLT]
Take this word by faith and keep on believing for your breakthrough!
Farai Mutsambiwa
Read the Bible in a year: Psalm 139:17-24; Zechariah 5:1-8:23; Jude 1-25
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