Create in Me a Clean Heart: The 40-Day Challenge (Psalms)Sample

Surrender to God’s Omniscience

Psalm 139

Psalm 139 calls us to remember that while God, being omniscient, quite literally knows everything, He also knows each of us at a deeply personal level. Although God can know our “thoughts from afar” (v. 2), this psalm also notes that wherever we find ourselves “you (God) are there” (v. 8). It makes little difference that life sometimes takes us to places where God seems to be missing—we read that “even there your hand shall lead me…” (v. 10).

We live in a world that often behaves like there is no God. That’s why Psalm 139 is a good reminder to be attentive to God’s voice and call. But, how can we do this?

First, we can affirm God’s presence in all things and let Psalm 139 remind us that God is not passively observing, but rather is actively engaged in every situation. Second, we can let this passage encourage us to personally respond to God by inviting him to “search me…and know my heart” (v.23).

God’s Spirit works in our lives to “lead us in the way everlasting” (v.24). Even in life’s dark phases, God’s Spirit can transform us into the kind of people He looks for us to be. Trust Him today, for His hand is on you!