Laity Sunday 4

Psalm 139:1-4

My father-in-law has an expression that my wife and I have adopted. If someone isn’t up front about what they are doing or where they are going and so forth, we call them a “Secret Sam.” Many people are Secret Sams, wanting to be very private about what they do and who they are.

No one can be a Secret Sam with God. Psalm 139 describes God’s all-knowing character. How do these descriptions make you feel about God?

Some people are Secret Sams to themselves. They don’t know themselves as much as they should. Many people are not at all aware of what they are capable of accomplishing.

Many people have many self-doubts. They don’t think too highly of themselves, certain that they are not as good as other people. Many folks use this self-doubt, this low self-esteem, to do very little in life. Many people allow doubt to keep them from serving God the way they could and should.

If God created us, if God formed us, then He knows all about us. God knows all that we do and say, and the psalmist says that God even knows our thoughts. Why, God even knows the words we will say before we say them.

If God knows all this about us, then God also knows about our potential. He knows what we can and cannot do. And the one that gets me the most, the one we so often overlook, is that God knows what HE can do.

If God calls you to some service or ministry, then you must know and trust that God knows whether or not you are capable. If you feel God nudging you in this direction or that, then go confidently, aware that God has chosen you for a purpose and He is completely aware of what you can do. Also remember that God can fill in the gaps, the lapses and shortcomings, with His own great presence.

DAILY CHALLENGE: Where do you feel called to serve? What reminder do you need to know God has confidence in you?

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