In the Lord I Take Refuge: Daily Devotions Through the Psalms with Dane Ortlund Psalm 139 - Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart
Nov 13, 2025
In this thought-provoking discussion, the focus is on the profound theme of being known by God. The host passionately explores what it truly means to know God and how we are intimately understood by Him. Listeners are reminded of God’s deep care, especially those who feel marginalized or forgotten. There’s a reflective take on the incredible depth of divine knowledge and its mystery. The session concludes with a powerful affirmation of God’s love and belonging for all believers.
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God Knitted You Before Birth
- Psalm 139 emphasizes God's intimate knowledge of our formation: "you formed my inward parts" and "knitted me together in my mother's womb."
- Ortlund stresses that God saw our unformed substance and wrote our days before they existed.
Known By God Is Primary
- Dane Ortlund highlights that being known by God is deeper than merely knowing God; God knows us intimately from before birth and into the future.
- This reality reframes Christian identity: if you are in Christ, your deepest truth is that God knows and holds you.
Divine Knowledge Surpasses Human Knowing
- Knowing God is biblically central but human knowing doesn't exhaust our relationship; the higher truth is God's knowing of us.
- Ortlund calls this truth "too wonderful" and beyond our ability to fully attain.