"God knows every grain of sand. 1 Kings 4:29. ", Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular, Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular, Conjunctive waw | Adverb | first person common singular, Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more, Preposition | second person feminine singular, If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Poetry: Psalm 139:18 If I would count them they (Psalm Ps Psa.) Too often, however, we try to model ourselves after another person. All Rights Reserved. We want to dress like her, speak as she does, wear our hair the same way, or, worse yet, allow her opinions to become our own – and the list can go on. Take a few minutes and do an online search of photos of sand magnified. Lord, thank You for wiring me the way You have, and I ask You to reveal to me how You will use me in Your kingdom work. Miriam Drennan is the author of Devotions for the Beach and the Days You Wish You Were There and Soar Above the Madness: Surviving Office Politics Without Losing Your Mind, Your Job, or Your Lunch. God knows all about the past, present, and future. Christian Standard Bible If I counted them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; when I wake up, I am still with you. "Is not the vision He? Our reasons for doing so vary, but the key issue is dissatisfaction with ourselves. Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. Have each student use a teaspoon to measure one teaspoon into … Lord Awaken my soul. He knows every strain of hair on the head of billions of people all at once." No two grains are the same – in fact, you’d never know you were even looking at grains of sand if no one told you. The image is very expressive. That’s a 75 with 17 zeros following! Lord, thank You for wiring me the way You have, and I ask You to reveal to me how You will use me in Your kingdom work. The point: God knows about everything that exists, even as those things are constantly changing. Today, right now, I pray that I will choose to accept them. Lean into Him to find out why you have the characteristics you have and what purposes He has in mind for you. According to the University of Hawaii’s answer: There are seven quintillion five quadrillion grains of sand on all the beaches of the world. Drop her a line at www.that-writer.com. It’s stunning! Psalm 3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. Dreams are true while they last; and do we not live in dreams? – Jeremiah 1:5. The Lord knows why each grain of sand is a certain way, and He knows the same about you. To worship You. Psalm 139:3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. Whether the object of our admiration is a friend, celebrity, or church leader – yes, even a beloved Bible study teacher or ministry leader – we lose ourselves in trying to be like her. Each one of us is unique in appearance, personality, gifts, and experiences; each of us is wired with feelings, preferences, responses and tastes that are ours alone. God of all Mercy, Father of Love. She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she enjoys gardening and playing with words. In God’s eyes we are a wonderful and beautiful creation that He simply cannot help loving. Do you see a similarity with every illustration Jesus uses? Have you ever seen photographs of individual grains of sand blown up over 250 times their actual size? FaithGateway is brought to you by HarperCollins Christian Publishing and is dedicated to helping you grow and share your faith. I have been helped with, the gift of Your presence. God has more than 7,500,000,000,000,000,000 good thoughts about you. tho' He be not that which He seems? The Lord knows why each grain of sand is a certain way, and He knows the same about you. Awaken my soul. As believers, however, we have within us the Holy Spirit who is using His power to, among other things, transform us into the Christlike image God created us to have. ~ Devotionals Daily. Privacy Policy | Term and Conditions. All those things change, all the time. Lean into Him to find out why you have the characteristics you have and what purposes He … He may not always love our sin, the bad things that we do, but he loves who we are and believes that we are good and has plans for our lives that good. In Each Grain Of Sand Lyrics. Holy Spirit, Spirit of Jesus.