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This psalm shows us how God uses his infinite knowledge and power to bring us closer to him.
Psalm 139:1-4 O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
God knows you better than you know yourself.
The psalmist recognizes that God knows everything about him. God knows all of our thoughts, fears, joys, sorrows, and everything we will do and think in the future. God’s knowledge about us is probably greater than we can even imagine.
Psalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!
It may be alarming to think that God knows everything about us, including all the bad stuff. But the Bible says that even though God knows all of our thoughts, he still loves us.
Psalm 139:7-8 I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.
This psalm goes on to tell us how God is always around us and with us.
God will never leave you.
Maybe you’ve had people close to you leave you: a friend or even a parent. The Bible says that God will never leave you, no matter what you do. Again, this can seem intimidating because often we want to run from God when we recognize sin in our lives.
Psalm 139:11-12 I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night—but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
These verses reflect the human heart’s desire to run from God. But running from God is pointless. We can never get away from him. And this is a good thing. God loves us so much that no matter who we are and what we do, he never stops loving us.
- Watch the video together or invite someone to summarize the topic.
- What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you?
- What is the one thing that you know the most about? It could be a subject in school, a hobby, an instrument, anything at all.
- Who do you think knows you the best? How does their knowledge of you compare to God’s knowledge of you?
- Read Psalm 139:7-8. Are these verses comforting to you, do they make you feel uncomfortable, or both? Explain.
- Have you ever had a close friend or family member leave? How did that make you feel?
- How can God’s promise to always be with us be an encouragement in difficult times?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
