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“Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?” Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”” Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭14‬, ‭19‬ ‭ESV‬‬

““And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”” Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?” Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭21‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm‬ ‭27‬:‭1‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” Psalm‬ ‭27‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.” Psalm‬ ‭112‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭ESV‬

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” Jeremiah‬ ‭17‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” Jeremiah‬ ‭17‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV‬

“Consequently, he [Jesus] is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” Hebrews‬ ‭7‬:‭25‬ ‭ESV‬‬

So…

“I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.” Psalm‬ ‭145‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.” Psalm‬ ‭139‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Is this a refreshing truth to you? Or does it strike a chord of fear?

As you ponder your answer, what does it say about your view of the holiness of God?

Does the doctrine of the holiness of God bring comfort to your heart?

An example of that holiness:

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬