Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties. Psalm 139:23
David was a man after God's own heart. How do we know this? Well, God said so for one thing through Samuel His prophet. We also know through verses such as this one from David's psalm. David invites God in to search him and know his heart and his anxieties. Does it get more personal and intimate than that?
There are times when, like David, each of us tries to take stock of the forces we bring to the Lord's cause. We turn to review the troops, and there they are... battalions of fears, dreads, doubts, and worries all led by their commanding anxieties. Like David, invite God in to review the troops, have Him banish all those not needed for His cause. What? Nothing will be left to offer up to His cause? No problem, it is you and me He wants in any case. The anxious companies we keep, the worries dragging us down, and the fears preventing the march, are all dismissed by our Lord. Let us not keep them behind His back!
So, why are the fears, worries, dreads, and doubts still around? Like their father the Devil, they are disobedient. In our Lord Jesus, we no longer have to listen to them. Let us turn our eyes and ears to the Risen Savior!
Bucky
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