Search Me, O God

January 11, 2010 by Shane Kastler.

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24 KJV) God desires holiness and purity in your life. Do you desire that for your life? The Psalmist wrote asking God to search his heart and know his thoughts. Of course we know that God already knows our hearts and our thoughts better than we know them ourselves. But what the Psalmist is saying is that he actually appreciates this truth. He actually wants this truth. He actually seeks God’s intervention in his life. He seeks the Holy Spirit’s conviction for the sin in his life. And he wants God to lead him into a humble, repentant, Christlike way of life. Far from inviting God’s scrutiny, many people today run from God. They cringe at the thought of his all-knowing eye examining their hearts. They want nothing to do with God and they want him to have nothing to do with them. So which group do you fall into? Here’s the bottom line…Christians have a desire to be like Christ. And though God’s conviction and discipline can be very uncomfortable, the long term effect of a holy life is worth the momentary pain to those who love Christ. God already knows what’s in your heart. Are you willing to invite and even seek His examining presence? Will you cry out to Him to search your heart? And then will you base your life on His Word and commit to following Christ in the way everlasting?

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