THOUGHTS AFAR OFF

 

Sunday, January 18, 2026

 

THOUGHTS AFAR OFF

Psalm 139:2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 

 

          The minds of some very sincere believers view God as echoes in a cathedral. Me, I prefer to hear Him as a whisper in my soul. I don’t consider it a disrespect but an acknowledgment of our relationship which His Son purchased on the cross. He knows me and I desire to know Him. John 15:15 “Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends.”

 

          Sometimes I think of myself as being somewhat prayerless, but I am a thinker. I think a lot. That being said, I commune with God almost incessantly. I think my thoughts and do not try to hide them from the One who knows “my downsitting and my uprising.”

 

          It was the fall, the disobedience, that caused Adam to try to hide from God. Adam withheld fellowship and friendship because he was ashamed. God, being God, covered Adam’s shame with a blood sacrifice. Therefore, I may come “boldly to the throne of grace.” Hebrews 4:16. Jamieson-Fausset and Brown explains that word boldly — Greek, “with confidence,” or “freedom of speech.”

 

So, Lord, here I am as I am. Thank you for being my Friend. AMEN