God's Glory Church

“And You, Lord, know me.” — Jeremiah 12:3

I recently saw a photo of a sculpture of Moses by Michelangelo. In the close-up, a small bulging muscle on the right arm was clearly visible. This muscle is called the Musculus abductor digiti minimi, and its sole function is to lift the little finger. Known as a master of the smallest details, Michelangelo paid close attention to the bodies of the people he immortalized in his sculptures, showing things that most would simply not notice. Not many sculptors studied the human body as he did. However, the details engraved by him in marble were first of all attempts to show something more – the immortal soul, the inner life of a person. And, of course, he didn’t succeed.

Only God knows what is happening in the human heart. No matter how attentive and experienced we are, we will still be able to see only a shadow of the truth in each other. And God sees not shadows, but the real picture. “You, Lord, know me, You have seen me,” wrote the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 12:3). God’s knowledge is not theoretical or speculative. He does not look at us from a distance, but penetrates into the innermost depths of our being. God knows things about us that we ourselves sometimes find difficult to understand.

Whatever our problems and whatever is going on in our hearts, God sees us and truly knows us.

Why do you feel lonely, forgotten or useless? How does the thought that God knows you affect your condition?

God, I’m lonely in this world. But I am comforted by the thought of how well You know me. I take comfort and delight in this truth.

Author: Wynn Collier