I’m getting a Computerized Tomography, CAT Scan in the morning. This thing takes pictures of everything. When they are finished my insides will be like an open book. My heart, liver, kidneys, etc. will be public. I’ve had a scan before this and remembered Psalm 139:15 which speaks of God, The Scanner, “You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.”
In this age of terrorism we are becoming accustomed to being scanned. If the airport security people deem it necessary we are scanned if we want to get to our destination. We have no secrets. My metal knee and hip make great pictures.
Thinking about tomorrow morning’s procedure awakens thoughts of David praying, “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!” Now that’s a scan. Frankly, I don’t mind physicians looking at my aorta but I would be very uncomfortable if they could record, probe and ponder my thoughts, passions, and ambitions. That would be way over the top. But then there is God. There isn’t a random thought He doesn’t know. He actually knows more about me than I know about me. Each of us have layers of consciousness and only have total access to the top layer. Once in a while we have stunning breakthroughs and catch glimpses of our subconscious. But, He has total access to all our thoughts and the seeds of our thoughts. That’s okay. It is nothing to fear because He loves us so much.
Our Heavenly Father is the ultimate therapist, who not only knows, but understands and treats us with incredible compassion because He and He alone really knows us.
Written by Roger Bothwell on August 13, 2012
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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