“If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10.Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me."
Psalm 139 is filled with praise for God. The psalm begins: “O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.” There is no good or bad thing that we have done that God does not know. God is omniscient – all-knowing. We can take that as a warning, but more than that we can take it as a blessing. Thank God that He is omniscient and sovereign. The two verses under consideration here are a case in point. David rejoices in the fact that God is always present with him: “If I take the wing of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me….” If David goes to the most remote parts of the earth, God is there. We should take comfort in God’s presence in our lives, and we should be grateful to Him for it. Realizing the presence of God in my life is both a joy and a challenge. It is a joy because I know that He is always with me and a challenge because I know that God knows everything that I do. He gives two promises based on the presence of God: “Even there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold thee.” We can depend on the hand of God to lead us. In fact, when we forget about this leadership, we go astray. I think that Abraham could go to Egypt during a famine out of the will of God because he neglected the leading hand of God. I think that Moses disobeyed God when he struck the rock that produced water instead of speaking to it as God told him to do because he neglected the leading hand of God. I think that Peter denied the Lord Jesus Christ because He neglected the leading hand of God. It is important that we remember God’s leadership when we make decisions in life. Please don’t imagine that I am telling you that I have always followed God’s leadership in my life. I know how wrong we can go when we neglect His leadership. Thank God for His discipline that reminds us of His leadership. We can depend on God’s right hand to hold us. This is illustrated for us in the New Testament when Peter asked Jesus to let him walk on the water to Him. Jesus told Peter to come on to Him. Peter began to walk on water, but when he noticed the wind and waves, and thought about what he was doing, Peter’s faith faltered and he began to sink. The beautiful picture here is that when Peter called out, “Lord save me,” Jesus reached out His hand and held Peter up. What a picture that is of us as we go through all of the problems and foibles of life, when we look at the wind and waves instead of to Jesus. Isn’t it amazing that He keeps holding us through it all? God will lead and hold you. Let Him do it!. Bro. Joe
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