“Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me! . . . Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?. . . Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!. . . “ Psalm 139:19-23
May 29, 2026
How is the ship of your life doing in the midst of storm tossed waves? We need God who is the only one who can steady us. Your God is big enough as you realize how holy He is (139:19-24). One commentator has said, “We can rebel against God’s knowledge and pursue evil instead. David repudiates such a response.” What about the evil that is everywhere in the shark infested waters around me? As David, we should want no part of the evil that evil men devise. The greatness of God is to be a buffer in our thoughts. Am I against anything that would endanger my relationship to God? Paul Tripp has spoken wisely, “Where in your life is God exposing the inadequacy and unreliability of the places to which you have looked for safety?” We are right in wanting to continue walking and growing in God’s way. Do I pray that God’s name will not be discredited? How desperately do I want justice and what is right in God’s universe? The better we know God the more we will hate sin. David wanted a clear conscience (“see if there be any hurtful way in me,” v. 24). Do I? Am I allowing fear and worry to possess me?
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Reflections:
How eager am I not to be guilty of self-deception? What sins of the culture are knocking at the door of my heart and thoughts?
Name a way the presence of an all-knowing God is encouraging me.