He Chose Us Anyway

Psalm 139:1-6

O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.  You know when I sit and when I rise;  you perceive my thoughts from afar.  You discern my going out and my lying down;

you are familiar with all my ways.  Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.  You hem me in--behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.  Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

In my estimation, one of the most amazing things about God’s grace is that He knew what he was getting when he saved us.  He knew the mess we would make of friendships, the times that we would be less than “salt and light” at work, and the millions of other ways that we would choose our own way over His, to our own detriment.  But he chose us anyway!

God has searched your heart and knows you and he (still) passionately wants you to engage in a relationship with Him.  He’s not like people you have met before that like you at first but turn away as soon as they find out that thing about you that you think makes you unlovable.  He already knows about that thing, AND LOVES YOU.  He asks only that we come to Him and he will take care of the rest, no cleaning up required, He’s already taken care of that.

He has made us for relationship with Him and all our efforts to fill that need with other things (or people) never satisfy.  Come to the One who already knows you and loves you, He’s waiting with arms wide open.

-Renee Moreland

This week (from Andrea):
How will God’s complete knowledge of you change how you perceive yourself and how you relate to others?