Psalm 139, I think this is one Psalm that a lot of us maybe needed to hear today. It’s a scripture that reminds us that to God there are no surprises on any situation that we may be facing “in your book were written, every one of them the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them”…

One way we can apply this scripture to the worship ministry is in trying our best to believe and know that God is aware what list of songs we will have planed out: “Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether”. I say this because I understand how frustrating this assignment can get, especially when you are planting a church and you do not yet have an entire band filling every instrument that we find necessary and building library of songs. But then again God’s Spirit reminds us here that no matter what we are lacking musically, if we seek Him (as the psalmist is doing through this scripture) His Spirit (“presence”) will always be w/us: “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?…If I say “surely the darkness shall cover me  and the light about me be night,” even the darkness is not dark to you”. And having His Spirit every time we minister is what is VITALLY IMPORTANT….W/out God’s Spirit we have no direction and our worship becomes no longer sincere (not Christ centered). Remember God’s Spirit reveals Jesus to the hearts and reminds us that we need Him not He needing us (Jn. 15:26).

As an ending note, meditate on last verses and cry out to God in desperation as David did through this Psalm: “search me, O God and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts, And see if there be any grievous way in me and lead me in the way everlasting….And remember: you cannot run away from God.