So often when we pray, we stand back and hand God a list of petitions or pleas. We are so caught up in what we need and so distraught with the problems surrounding us. The whispering thoughts of Satan’s doubts and lies fill our minds with hopelessness, fears, and dread. Sometimes, like David, we need to just sit and marvel at the Grace, the Love, and Mercy of God. Can we lay aside all these fears and focus on the Omniscient God who loves us completely and chose us out of the darkness before we were ever born. Knowing every time I would stubbornly head off in the wrong direction, every time I would foolishly be beguiled to wander off, and every time I would doubt Him–He still chose me. Never has He said– "Oops, I am so sorry I chose her–what a mess up she is." That is mercy and grace beyond measure.
Psalm 139: 13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
What an amazing thought. For some of you the King James is difficult; but for this verse, all the versions I checked seemed to lose the savor. Perhaps let me paraphrase these verses for you as I hear them.
God, before I was ever born and from eternity past, You chose to take charge of my life. What an incredible, unbelievable thought too great for me to imagine and I must fall before You in praise and worship for all You have done. You saw me, even before the creation of the world, and You saw me with all my imperfections, my failures, my doubts, my sins. Still, You chose me to be written in Your book of Life. So precious are the thoughts You have toward me, more numerous than I could ever say thank you enough for. Because of all this I know that each and every morning when I awake, I am still Yours and You will be right there beside me. My faith, my hope, my eternity is based on Your Uncompromising Grace toward me determined by You before I was ever born. How could I ever repay such Love? I can do no less than to surrender my life to You.