PSALM 139

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!

Try me and know my thoughts![c]24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,and lead me in the way everlasting![d]

THE PRAYER OF THE TRUE CHRISTIAN

How should we pray?

Here is a good way?

All through the psalm, we have seen that God knows all about us, but still the psalmist prays like this:Search me.. look into every are of my life, all areas of my life are open to youTry me.. put all my motives to the test, and the tests are your holiness and your word.

We are to take into captivity every thought that is against the Lord.See if any grievous way in in me. Look at the whole direction of my lifeLead me.. a humble cry of the believer, he wants to be lead in the right wayThe true believer is completely open and honest with God, he leaves no area of his life closed, because he/she knows that nothing is hid from the Lord.Lord look into every area of my life, you know my sitting down, you know my rising up.

I thank you know all about me as you created me, you made me wonderfully in my mother’s womb.Again the last word is from Matthew Henry：(1.) The way of godliness is an everlasting way; it is everlastingly true and good, pleasing to God and profitable to us, and will end in everlasting life. It is the way of antiquity (so some), the good old way. (2.) All the saints desire to be kept and led in this way, that they may not miss it, turn out of it, nor tire in it.

GOD BLESS YOUkk