Praise For God’s Knowledge Of Us

You go before me and follow me.

You place your hand of blessing on my head.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too great for me to understand! . . .

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.

To you the night shines as bright as day.

Darkness and light are the same to you.

Psalm 139:5-6, 11-12

Because we know that God sees and knows all things, his presence can be either a source of comfort or a source of dread. Just as Adam and Eve hid after they had eaten the forbidden fruit (Genesis 3:10), we often hide our sins from God. Yet at the same time, it can be comforting to know that the darkness—symbolic of danger and hopelessness—is “as bright as day” to God. No sin, neither our own nor others’, is too big for God to forgive, provided we repent and fall on his mercy. Through Christ’s resurrection, darkness was forever shattered.

As you approach God in prayer today, take courage. Remind yourself of God’s intimate knowledge of you and his commitment to guide you through the darkness into his eternal light.

• Dear Lord, even in darkness I cannot hide from you . . .