Your Identity in Christ
• In Christ, I am an adopted child of the Heavenly Father and the (w)hole of my heart is known fully to Him.
The Bible teaches us that God knows our hearts and that He searches our hearts (Psalm 139:23, Romans 8:27); that He purifies our hearts and also soothes them (Psalm 51:10, John 14:1); and that He prepares them as suitable places for His abiding (Ephesians 3:17).
One of the most well-known quotes attributed to the church father Saint Augustine is this: There is a God-shaped hole in the human heart that only God can fill. Let’s pray that He does.
Prayer
Father God, may I find solace and comfort in knowing that You are familiar with all of my heart. Let me find comfort in the difficult places, delight in the joyful places, and You in all places. Fill me with peace and love and… well, how about You just fill me with Yourself. That is enough. This I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Micro-Meditation Scripture
Psalm 139:1-6
- You have searched me, LORD,
and you know me. - You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar. - You discern my going out
and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways. - Before a word is on my tongue
you, LORD, know it completely. - You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me. - Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
Micro-Meditation
Teaching or Command of God
Deuteronomy 6:7-8
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Psalm 94:11-12
The LORD knows all human plans;
he knows that they are futile.
Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD,
the one you teach from your law;
Micro-Meditation Pondering Point
Would it change the way you spoke if you kept in mind that God knows the very words on your tongue – even before you speak? How could you remember this?