From the Minister

I remember when I was young, it seemed that my mother and I had a strange spiritual connection. She would know when something significant happed to me, even if we were miles apart. It would seem too that she could sense when things were wrong.. On one occasion, when I was particularly upset, she asked me what the matter was. I was about to answer the normal teen answer ‘Nothing’ when she said “I’m your mother. I gave birth to you, and I know you better than you know yourself, I know something is wrong!.”

In an even deeper way, God knows us inside out too! King David wrote in Psalm 139, “You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar” (vv. 1–2). God’s knowledge of us is so complete that David exclaimed, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain” (v. 6). Yet instead of feeling exposed, David found comfort—there’s nowhere we can go where we’re beyond God’s love and care (vv. 7–12). “Even there your hand will guide me,” he wrote (v. 10).

David also marvelled at the mystery of life itself. Long before modern science explained the body’s complexity, he celebrated God’s creative power: “You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (vv. 13–14). Everything about us—our bodies, our stories, even our hidden places—is known by the One who made us.

Knowing this should change the way we think about ourselves and how we pray. We can find comfort knowing that no matter where we are in life, when we call out to God in prayer, He’ll offer us the love, wisdom and guidance we need. We can bring our blind spots, struggles, and joys to Him, knowing He already understands and welcomes us. And like David, our response can be awe and gratitude: “Your works are wonderful” (v. 14). Today, pause and rest in the truth that you are fully known and deeply loved by the God who created you.

Prayer:

Lord, I thank you that you know me completely and loving me without condition. Help me to rest in Your care, to trust You with my struggles, and to see myself through Your eyes. May my heart overflow with awe and gratitude for the wonderful work You have done in creating me. Amen.

Rev Rick