You Lay Your Hand Upon Me

You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 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.

Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.

Psalm 139:1-12

While we find comfort in the familiarity of those we depend on in life, we have to recognize that at times they can be substituted. But the One we need most – the One on whom we depend for life itself – is always present. When we desire to enter God’s presence in prayer, He is always there.

Are you looking for God? He is always right there.

When you come to the Lord, there is no waiting line,

His ears are always open to your cry.

Our Daily Bread – April 1, 2013