Vol. 17 No. 31 | August 3, 2015
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. (Psalm 139:4-6 NIV)
You lay your hand upon me and I feel Your presence. Your hand resting on me reminds me that I am not alone. Not only does your hand remind me that I not alone, but I am comforted by the fact that it is Your hand that is upon me…not the hand of a stranger. Because it is Your hand I know that no harm will come to me.
You lay your hand upon me and I cannot move far from me. I am hemmed in from behind and before. I do not feel trapped. I do not feel confined. I feel protected. I feel secure within the boundaries of your love.
You lay your hand upon me before some words are on my tongue to remind me not to speak them and sometimes to remind me to say the words that You have placed on my lips. Your hand prompts me that it is time to speak and that it is time to be silent.
You lay your hand upon me and my soul that had become restless, becomes calm. There is a soothing that comes over me with the touch of Your hand upon me.
You lay your hand upon me when my spirit is troubled and agitated and I am assured that You have everything under control. You ask me to remember that it is not my responsibility to fix all the problems of the world, and that You do not need me to defend your actions or lack of action.
You lay your hand upon me to tell me it is okay for me to sleep. In the morning Your hand is upon me to awaken me to the blessings and mercies of a new day.
You lay your hand upon me when my patience grows thin as a cautionary reminder of times when You and others have been patient with me.
You lay your hand upon me when I have been injured by words or acts of unkindness and begin to plot my revenge to remind me of those times when I have injured others and they have overlooked my unkind words or actions of unkindness.
You lay your hand upon me when the Enemy entices me to dwell on all my failures and shortcomings and offer a reminder of how you have long ago forgiven and forgotten all of them.
You lay your hand upon me sometimes it seems just so I will not forget that You are always with me and that You have promised that You will never leave me.
You lay your hand upon me. Thank You.
Tom
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