Wednesday in the Word: He Knows

 

The last few weeks…months, really…of our lives have been quite full. In my family, we’ve had lots of twists and turns, decisions, work to do. In both our jobs, we’ve had changes, adjustments, work to do. In our home we’ve had organizing, changing, work to do.

                We know all this fullness isn’t unique to us. Many of you are experiencing your own versions of the same things.

                One of the things that has been hard for me in it all has been the inability to sit and read, study, and write like I’d love to have the time to do. That’s one reason I enjoy these Wednesday posts. They give me an extra reason to sit with studying a little longer. And nearly every week, the words are perfect for my heart. This week is no exception.

                I’m still crawling through Psalm 37, and the words I studied this week were from verses 18-19: The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever; they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.

                The first three words were the balm for my heart this week.

                The Lord knows.

                He knows all things. He knows how hard we’ve worked. He knows how tired we can get. He knows our limitations. I’m so thankful for all of that. The knowledge of it brings me comfort.

                It’s also comforting to remember that regardless of what happens on this earth, regardless of how complicated and convoluted things might get, we have a heritage that remains forever and far surpasses anything we can imagine here.

                And God is taking care of us. He always has and always will. I may not see how. I may not understand. But He does and will, and I can count on that.

                He knows and He takes care, now and always.