A Nazi guard asked a man for his credentials, including his degrees and letters of reference. “Is this everything you have?” He then threw them into the garbage.
It’s a cruel story. It also invites a question: Who are we if all the external signs of our identity are stripped away?
Psalm 139 helps us answer it. It is one of the most personal, poetic and powerful psalms in the Bible. It teaches the extent to which we are intimately known by God himself. It also teaches us something about our identity and value–a much needed message in a world of anxiety, competing answers, and shifting values.
David famously says: “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” What does that mean? This sermon provides some explanation as well as an encouraging word for God’s people, especially those who have been besieged by the mixed messages of the modern world.
Below is the YouTube video version. Under that is the audio-only download. You can also access a link to the “growing deeper” background content as a part of The Pulse Podcast with Matthew Ruttan.
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As mentioned, you can access the extra “growing deeper” background content as a part of The Pulse Podcast with Matthew Ruttan (by clicking here) or by finding it wherever you subscribe to podcasts — iTunes (Apple Podcasts), Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or TuneIn). It’s called “Known intimately by God.”
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Thoughts?