“O God, You Know my Foolishness; And my sins are not hidden from You”

(Psalm 69:5)

Who is it that knows you the very best?  Typically, we have narrowing circles of relationship that become tighter and more exclusive with those who know us better than anyone else.  Yet even those who are closest to us don’t know every thought, fear, or feeling.  In many ways, it is not truly possible to “know” someone in the fullest sense of the word.

What if someone did?  What if there was a person who saw ever image that flashes through your mind and heard every word you think but never utter?  Would we be comfortable with it?  I doubt it.  We would feel vulnerable and exposed, and our natural distrust of others would cause paranoia and anxiety.

Yet, there is such an individual.  He knows our every foolish thought and shameful attitude, and He loves us in spite of it all.  Is it any wonder then that humility is the only way in which we should ever approach God?  He loves us in our brokenness, so we approach Him with contrite and grateful hearts.  What an encouragement to know that there is one who TRULY and FOREVER loves us, so that, with Him, We never have to pretend to be anything we are not!

Kerry