Deep Places: (Part One…The Lord Has Searched Them…a long post)

February 25, 2011 at 8:15 pm (About Sin, Assurance, Devotional Thoughts., Forgiveness, Guidance, Healing, Lighter Burdens., Love, Our Unchanging God, Peace, Restoration, Sovereignty of God, The Greatest Commandment, Transformation., When you are afraid, When You Feel Like Crying., Wisdom)

Scripture references;

¹O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

²Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

³Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

⁴For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

⁵Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

⁶Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

⁷Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

⁸If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

⁹If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

¹⁰Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

¹¹If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

¹²Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Psalm 139:1-12 KJV

⁸For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

⁹For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

¹⁰For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

¹¹So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:8-11 KJV

¹⁵Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

¹⁶He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁸They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. Psalm 18:15-19 KJV

¹²For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

¹³Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Hebrews 4:12-13 KJV

¹And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

²And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

³And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

⁴Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

⁵And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

⁶And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

⁷And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

⁸When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

⁹For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

¹⁰And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

¹¹And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. Luke 5:1-11 KJV

¹²Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

¹³For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Philippians 2:12-13 KJV

²³Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

²⁴And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 KJV

The Lord surely uses his children mightily at times. The past few days I have been like the Ethiopian, and some bloggers that I know have been much like Philip:

²⁶And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.²⁷And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,²⁸Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.²⁹Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.³⁰And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?³¹And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.³²The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:³³In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.³⁴And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?³⁵Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.³⁶And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?³⁷And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.³⁹And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.  Acts8:26-39 KJV

I read, I pray, I think, and then I write. These are four things I do. The order in which these things are done varies. The Lord would probably prefer it if I continually did it this way:  pray, read , pray, think, pray, write, and pray some more. It is my hope that the Lord will help me with that. But none-the-less the Lord is gracious and brings good even out of my failures.

Through blogging the Lord has provided me the opportunity to make acquaintance with some great people. Would you like to know who they are? Look at the left hand side of this page. You will find them listed in my Blogroll. This week the Lord has been dealing with some issues of the heart…of my heart. These are issues I have been struggling with for years. The Lord has used five of them this week both through their blogs and through their comments on a particular blog post of my own. If you would like to know, as Paul Harvey used to say, “The Rest of the Story” you can click on these links:

http://tonirand.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/go-ye-therefore-and-shine/

http://inhislovingservice.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/total-submission-today/#more-1197

http://iftodaywehear.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/throw-yourself-down/

http://bendedspoon.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/he-is-no-fool-who-gives-what-he-cannot-keep-to-gain-what-he-cannot-lose/

http://shoesforanimaginarylife.com/?p=1863

http://iftodaywehear.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/they-forsook-all/

https://pronetoponder.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/defining-moments-4/

God truly does work in ways that exceed our understanding! He meets us wherever we are…because no matter where we may be, we are  still in His hand if we have placed our faith in Jesus. His hands are very big indeed (https://pronetoponder.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/basic-math-and-very-big-hands/). Isn’t He just wonderful? Isn’t it wonderful to be searched, known and loved by a God like that?

I have a song on my mind. Here are the lyrics and and a video of it being sung below:

He Washed My Eyes With Tears by Ira Stanphill

He washed my eyes with tears that I might see,
The broken heart I had was good for me;
He tore it all apart and looked inside,
He found it full of fear and foolish pride.
He swept away the things that made me blind
And then I saw the clouds were silver lined;
And now I understand ’twas best for me
He washed my eyes with tears that I might see.

He washed my eyes with tears that I might see
The glory of Himself revealed to me;
I did not know that He had wounded hands
I saw the blood He spilt upon the sands.
I saw the marks of shame and wept and cried;
He was my substitute for me He died;
And now I’m glad He came so tenderly;
And washed my eyes with tears that I might see.

Do you know Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord?  Please click here:https://pronetoponder.wordpress.com/category/about-salvation-very-important-words/ and make sure.

Do you have a Bible? If you don’t have one, you need not worry. Just go to http://www.biblegateway.com. They have many versions and translations of the Bible that you can read. Some of the best things in life are free!