In Nehemiah, we hear Israel's story yet again. A wise people the Hebrews; they knew how important it is to know our story. And, our story is found in God's story, not the other way around.
As the Psalmist so beautifully reminds us, God has known us and God knows us----all of us: "no secrets are hid." While there may be times we wish this wasn't the truth, this truth should release us from fear and shame. God knows our greatest weaknesses, our darkest truths, our blackest thoughts, our worst actions......and God loves us anyway. And God desires to remove those blemishes from us and restore us---again and again---as many times as it takes---so that we can live in the freedom of God's love.
"You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;" What wondrous love is this, o my soul.
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