Tuesday... This is such a good thing to know. It really is!

Knowledge is a such a powerful thing to have. And we never stop needing it even as we get older. Proverbs 11:9 (NLT) says, "With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous."

David in Psalm 41:9 says, "Even my best friend, the one I trust completely, the one who shared my food has turned against me."

He continues in verse 10 with a prayer, "Lord, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back." And then in verse 11 David says, "I know that you are pleased with me." Wow, now that is a great thing to know, isn't it? To know that He is pleased with me can make all the difference, can't it? And you can know it.

Verses 10-13 in the MESSAGE Paraphrase says, "God, give grace, get me on my feet. I'll show them a thing or two. Meanwhile, I'm sure you're on my side - no victory shouts yet from the enemy camp! You know me from the inside out." Now that is important to see. He is pleased with us because He knows us from the inside out. He knows we love Him, He knows we serve Him. He knows we live for Him. And that is so important.

He goes on, "You know me from the inside out, you hold me together, you never fail to stand me tall in your presence so I can look you in the eye. Blessed is God, Israel's God, always, always, always. Yes. Yes. Yes." I can know that He is pleased with me to the point that I can look Him in the eye." I can know that there is nothing between us because I can look Him in the eye. Can you do that? Have your sins been confessed and forgiven? Are you living for Him? Just ask Him, " God, give me grace" and "Make me well again."

Those around me may not be pleased with me but if I live for Him and serve Him and have given Him my life, I can know that He will be pleased with me and that He will make all the difference in my life. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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