Observations

I noticed that people often have a favorite book of scripture; a book that they read over and over and often go to first when in need of some rejuvenation. It's the same book that can clear their head, bring them joy, or put their mind back on Christ. After some thought I realized that the book I choose as my favorite is where I place the basis of foundation for my faith. (Is the same true for you?)

Think about it:
I often find myself drawn to the Psalms, particularly Psalms 139. In this Psalm David is praising God for everything He has done and stands in awe that He knows everything and watched as David was formed in his mother's womb (v.15). He then concludes by asking God to show him where he is making mistakes and wants God to point them out to him so he can make the necessary changes. (v. 23-24).

When I came to Christ I was a teenager who had grown up in a Christian home. I said the prayer at the age of 5 and claimed to be a Christian; however, I never really took that extra step to make Christ the meaning and purpose of my life. A preacher on a high school youth retreat really hit home when he asked that if I was a Christian, how was I different from my friends back home? That night I stood amongst hundreds of other high schoolers and with out even realizing it prayed Psalm 139 to Christ. I poured out my praise to Him for everything He had done and expressed my amazement that He knew me so well and had a plan for my life. Then almost word for word I asked Christ to search my heart and help me find out where I was going wrong and to show me how to fix it. It wasn't until 2 years later I discovered Psalm 139 and made the connection between it and my relationship with Christ. I was amazed when I realized how Psalm 139 described my acceptance of Christ down to the very words David spoke in verses 23 and 24. Christ had David write this Psalm for me.


To this day when I sit down and prepare myself for a time of worship or a time of meditation I focus on the emotion that emanates from this Psalm. When I stand before my God I love to stand in awe and I want Christ to be blunt with me and to tell me like it is with out the sugar coating; just like Christ Psalm 139 has never failed me.

What book or bit of scripture did Christ write just for you? What is your favorite passage of scripture and what passage does the basis of your faith come from?

Psalm 139:
O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. 2 You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. 3 You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. 4 You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. 5 You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! 7 I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! 8 If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave,[a] you are there. 9 If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, 10 even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. 11 I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night—12 but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you. 13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. 15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. 16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. 17 How precious are your thoughts about me,[b] O God. They cannot be numbered! 18 I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me! 19 O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers! 20 They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name. 21 O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you? Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you? 22 Yes, I hate them with total hatred, for your enemies are my enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. (NLT)