My book Waking Up Slowly is based on a beautiful Psalm of David. Psalm 139 is one of the most inspiring writings in Scripture. We don’t know when David wrote this stirring account of God’s indescribable attributes. Some believe he wrote it as a shepherd while gazing at the stars and the enormity of the heavens. Some feel he wrote it when he became king over Israel. As a more experienced human being myself (that is PC for old) it certainly feels like David had to have lived a little more life in order to write such a majestic dialog with God. But the truth is we just don’t know.

David made three observations about the greatness of God.

1. God knows everything about us.
2. God is everywhere we are.
3. God ordains everything about you.

I think and do a lot of things that I would prefer to keep in Las Vegas mode. But David is saying the idea of a “secret sin” is a fool’s concept. I am known by my Creator and I am pursued by Him.

Is there anyplace I can go to avoid your Spirit?
    to be out of your sight?
If I climb to the sky, you’re there!
    If I go underground, you’re there!
If I flew on morning’s wings
    to the far western horizon,
You’d find me in a minute—
    you’re already there waiting!  (Psalm 139)

There are no secrets from God. There is no hiding from God. Our desire to keep those secrets and to hide from His presence results from our lack of understanding of His redemptive love for us. We think God will love us less when we sin. The uniqueness of grace for a follower of Christ is that God already knows everything about you and He loves you exactly the same on your best or worst day.

Don’t rush past that truth. Read it again.

God knows everything about you and He loves you exactly the same on both your best or worst day.

If those statements are true about God then it should change how we go about our daily business. While reflecting on that passage a song came to mind about the constant presence of God in our lives. Tim Timmons performs an upbeat and very catchy song about this wonderful truth. Check it out here and I expect you will play it over and over.

Everywhere I go on this road, high and low
Where I go, I go with You
So I won’t be afraid, this my hope, come what may
Where I go, I go with You
Where I go, I go with You
There’s a Spirit I cannot contain
There’s a Spirit I cannot contain
The same power that raised Jesus up from the grave
The same Spirit I cannot contain

Meditate on that for a moment. The same power that raised Jesus up from the grave is with me everywhere I go. What an encouraging message to start this week.