You Hem Me In
Posted in Miscellany, Spiritual Growth on 24. Aug, 2007
According to my blog search phrases, people are desperately looking for help and hope during difficult times.
Psalm 139:5,6 utters the words that give me great hope in times of distress: “You hem me in-behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.”
God has hemmed you in, my friends. The verb ‘to hem’ means, “to surround or enclose somebody or something.” When God says that He has hemmed you in, it means that He has totally surrounded you. You are entirely engulfed into His loving arms. My friends, if we are ever going to rest in Him during difficult times, we must get a grasp on this concept.
Close your eyes and imagine yourself in the middle of God’s great big arms! Can you feel their warmth? Can you feel their strength? God is not only hemming you in, but He is holding you close to His heart. With every heartbeat of His, more grace is being pumped directly into you!
God knows every hair on our head and every thought before it’s spoken. All the days that were ordained for us were written in His book before one of them came to be.
My friends, rest in God’s amazing hemming in. He goes before and behind. He will never leave you or forsake you. Praise God!
Wow, you wrote that last fall, but I needed it today! It coordinated with my ‘net devotions. Thanks for expanding on those few words…hemmed in….
Thanks for the explanation. We are homeschooling this morning and didn’t know what that meant, “hem me in”. Thanks.
thanks for what you explained Rhonda it was a blessing
Thank you so much Ronda. I needed this explanation for such a time as this. God bless you for the blessing that you are to others.
Ronda, I have come out of a season where financially, I could do nothing, but wait for the Lord to provide for me. No job, nothing in the bank but eleven dollars, and I was facing many bills. It felt very tight, like I was in a tiny little hole and I was unable to get out, no matter how I thought or contrived in my mind to find the funds. I felt the Lord say that He had HEMMED me in, and I couldn’t escape this season of forced dependence on the Lord. I am so glad because it has been awesome to see His wonderful provision! He has pulled me out of the pit of destruction, and next month, I will see Him do it all over again! I so needed to learn to lean on Him, and trust Him in times of utter desolation.
He is entirely faithful, and I am so glad He laid His hand on me, BEHIND (the season of seeing His perfect provision yesterday) and BEFORE, which to me means He already has taken into account next month’s bills, and is already working out a plan for providing for them! Dianne
Hi Dianne,
I’m so glad that God has shown you Himself in your time of need. Yes, He is our provider and He does hem us in, before and behind. I pray that He continues to lavish His grace upon you, that you would know the depth, width and height of His love for you. Thanks for commenting on my post. God bless you.