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O LORD, THOU KNOWEST ME ALTOGETHER
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8
Genesis 42:1-8

Psalm 129:1-8

 

“Search me, O God,

and know my heart.”

 

O LORD, THOU KNOWEST ME ALTOGETHER
 
While we strive to grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, pause and consider that He knew us long before we had the slightest knowledge of Him. “Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them” (Ps 139:16). Before we ever had a place in this world, we had a place in His heart. When we were enemies to Him, He saw our misery, our madness, and our wickedness. Such was our hopeless, lost estate before He came to our aid.
 
In this we see the mystery of divine love: the Lord knew our need long before we thought to seek Him. He comes to us as our “Heavenly Joseph,” ever so gracious and forgiving, viewing us as His brethren well beloved, with tenderest affection towards us. Like the wicked sons of Jacob, we bore Joseph no love, only hatred and malice. Yet He sees us as objects of His infinite affection. “…The Lord knoweth them that are his…” (2 Tim 2:19) is true of prodigals in far off exile feeding swine as well as of the children seated at the table. Our Lord pitieth us like as a father pitieth his children (Ps 103:13).
 
God’s redemption is made more marvellous when we realise the great and grievous sins we have committed against Him times without number. In our rebellion, we shut Him out of our hearts and mistrusted His gracious words. We rebelled against Him and spurned His loving call. Yet He never gives us up, but comes to us ever so patiently and gently. God be praised, He saved us from our desperate, lost condition, and adopted us into His family. Now we begin to study Him, but He has known us all along. And God be praised again, and again, for had our Lord not known us, where would we be today! One day, at His appearing, He will confess our names. Thank God, our Lord knows all about us! And He never forgets!
 
THOUGHT: To those who refuse to know Him now, the Lord will say “I never knew you” (Matt 7:23) when He comes.
PRAYER: Father, I can never hide from Thee. May I always come to Thee in confession of my sins, and to receive Thy forgiveness.

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