Psalm 139:13-16  – “Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother’s womb.  ¹⁴ I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing.  You knew me thoroughly;  ¹⁵ my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.  ¹⁶ Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb.  All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence.”

What is life without hope?   What value is an unshared vision?  (Not told but embraced by others).  What is life without love?  Love empowers, encourages, and inspires.  I am thankful that I have love (received), enabling me to have love (given).  Lord, help us to be reservoirs of boundless love.

As I read, prayed, and pondered the Word of God today, the thought of LIFE filled my consciousness.    Psalm 139 is an amazing Psalm.  God knows everything and is everywhere.  In vv.  13-16, we realize that life does not begin at conception or birth but in the heart of God!  Who and what we are is recorded before we were even conceived.  What we are was recorded before we were!

In v. 23, David asked God to search his heart and know his thoughts and motives.  God already knows that, so what was David really asking?  For God to reveal to him the condition of his own heart.

Love and life are inseparable!  If we love God, we love others.  If we love others, we guard against offenses.   We are careful not to wrong another.  1 Corinthians 8:12 reveals that if we sin against another member of the body of Christ, we are sinning against Jesus.

Everything we do should have the purpose of God and the eternal kingdom benefit in mind.  1 Corinthians 6:12 informs us that just because we can do something does not mean we should.  What is the redeeming value of it?

Love (1 Corinthians 8:1-3) makes knowledge beneficial.  Love enables us to rightly discern the Lord’s body.  Love seeks to serve!  If we are to live life to the full and be all God desires, we must become a reservoir and conduit of Love!  1 Corinthians 13 is a powerful reminder!

A germane truth is in 1 Corinthians 8:6.   We exist for the Father.  We exist through Jesus.   Jesus said, “I am come that you might have life and that more abundant…”

Father, I pray for LIFE, not just existence!  Let the LIFE of Christ flow to us and through us, exposing us and the world to the love that transforms!  Help us to LIVE, truly live!  Amen.

Have a fantastic day!