“神啊！求你鉴察我，知道我的心思；试验我，知道我的意念。”
诗篇 139:23
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts;”
Psalms 139:23
There is no place where David is outside God’s protective presence and care (139:7–12). Recognizing that it was a great privilege to know such a God, David prayed a prayer of commitment, seeking to live a blameless life (vv. 23-24). Even as he asks God to “search and test” him (v. 23), he was well-assured that God already knew him through and through, for he had declared at the start of this song, “You have searched me, Lord, and you know me” (v. 1).
The Old Testament patriarch Job made a similar statement, “But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold” (Job 23:10). Job’s world had been turned upside down, having lost his wealth, his family, and his health (1:14–2:7). In the midst of his trials he boldly asks, “Does [God] not see my ways and count my every step?” (31:4). Perhaps, like David and Job, you may be going through a rough patch. We can be encouraged that our God knows and cares.
A pastor has said, “The best day is the day you see yourself for who you are—desperate without Christ. Then see yourself as He sees you—complete in Him.”
The prayer for us—that as we see ourself in the midst of our circumstances, we will turn and run into the open, loving, and forgiving arms of God.
Gracious Father,
I recognize today my desperate need of Your love, wisdom, and grace.
Search me and know me.
Pour out Your grace and mercy in my life to bring healing to my heart.
When worry walks in, strength runs out. But strength returns when we run to God.
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