God Hears Us 4

Psalm 139:1-4

In the movie “A Christmas Story,” Ralphie asks his parents how Santa knows if kids have been bad or good. His father laughs and says, “Oh, he knows. He always knows.”

Santa knows if you’ve been bad or good because Santa is really your parents. They know if you have been bad or good because they know you completely. They have been with you since birth. They know the way you think and how you act. Your parents know you very well because they are with you almost all the time.

Psalm 139 begins with a comment on God’s presence. How does God know us? What does God know about us?

Nothing is hidden from God. We know from Psalm 139:13-16 that God knows us completely because He is the one who has made us. His understanding of us is complete.

But we can know that God will hear us when we pray, not just because God created us and not just because God knows all things, but because God is with us in all things. God is constantly present with us.

God is there with you in the morning when you wake. God is with you as you go through your day. God is with you when you find that time to rest. God is with you even as you sleep.

And since God is with you at all times He knows what you are feeling. He knows what concerns you have. He knows what has given you happiness. Prayer is simply a way of turning to the Father who is beside you and sharing a moment of conversation.

Before a word is spoken God knows what is going on. Yet we should speak those words anyway. We should pray to God, talk to God, confident that He knows what is going on. We know that God hears us when we pray.

DAILY CHALLENGE: What can remind you of God’s constant presence?