WEEK 4
DAY 27- WE CONFESS INDIVIDUALLY
Scripture- Psalm 32:5; Proverbs 28:13; Acts 3:19
I don’t know how many times I’ve seen “I am fearfully and wonderfully made” calligraphied on some farmhouse style home decor or on some lady’s prayer journal. And justly so—it’s a beautiful reminder that we are utterly and completely known. Could anyone claim to know me better than the One who created me?
If you haven’t yet—pause and meditate on the whole of Psalm 139. This Psalm starts by declaring that the Lord God has searched and known our every thought, action, and circumstance—our very soul. When we’re at our best or our worst, when we’re feeling distant or close, there’s nowhere to flee from His presence. Does that warm you up or make you shudder? I reckon, both?
This leads us to the second half of the passage—a plea. It’s a heartfelt longing to know Him as He has known us; a profound yearning to be as righteous as He is just. But no matter how well we think we’ve managed our own thoughts and ways, we don’t know what we don’t know.
“Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.”
You believe God answers prayers, right? Are you willing to be obedient when He reveals His response? Do you understand the gravity and power of this confession? Are you willing to go there?
REFLECTION PRAYER
God,
You know me so well! As my Creator, You know how I was meant to be. As my Savior, You’ve experienced the extent of my fallen state. You demonstrate Your love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Rom. 5:8).
Like the psalmist, I acknowledge what I do know—about You, about me, about others—but I confess that I don’t know what I don’t know. Examine me, O Sanctifier, and lead me as You will. And by my will—my heart, mind, soul, and strength—I will follow you daily into everlasting. Amen.
By Grace Cheon