Saturday, May 09, 2020

a frightening and possibly wonderful truth

God knows your heart...
That can be the most frightening and the most terrifying of truths. When no one else knows your heart, God knows. When your sorrow is so deep that no one seems able to understand it or share it, God knows. When your joy wells up beyond delight, and it seems no one is celebrating with you, God knows. When our intentions are noble, and nothing goes right, God knows. When we are being selfish and no one can tell it, God knows.
"The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy." (Proverbs 14:10 ESV) Someone has to be intimate with us to even begin to understand our hearts. Nothing is more intimate than the Sustaining Hand of our Creator God. He knew us in our mother's womb and He Himself knit us together there (ref. Jeremiah 1:5 and Psalm 139:13). Every fiber of our being is perfectly known by Him.

God knows your heart. If you are hurting, draw near to Him. God knows your heart. If you are out of fellowship, draw near to Him. God knows your heart. No matter what is going on in your life, draw near to God and He will draw near to you (ref. James 4:8).
He knows our hearts...and loves us anyway.
He knows our hearts...and He wants to comfort us.
He knows our hearts...and He wants to transform it.
When no one else knows our hearts, God knows.

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