Who You Are 认识你
Dexu Xia
Who You Are
What is mankind that you are mindful of them? Psalm 8:4
His name is Dnyan, and he considers himself a student of the world. And “this is a very big school,” he says of all the cities and towns he’s passed through. He began a four-year journey on his bicycle in 2016 to meet and learn from people. When there’s a language barrier, he finds that sometimes people can understand just by looking at each other. He also depends on a translation app on his phone to communicate. He doesn’t measure his journey in the miles he’s traveled or the sights he’s seen. Instead, he measures it in the people who’ve left an imprint on his heart: “Maybe I do not know your language, but I would like to find out who you are.”
It’s a very big world, yet God knows everything about it and the people in it—fully and completely. The psalmist David was in awe of God when he considered all the works of His hands: the making of the heavens, the moon, and the stars (Psalm 8:3). He wondered, “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” (v. 4).
God knows you more thoroughly than anyone else possibly can and He cares for you. We can only respond, “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” (vv. 1, 9).
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How do you feel knowing that God knows all about you and loves you? What does believing this truth look like in your life today?
Dear God, it’s awesome to realize that You’re all-knowing about Your whole creation. I love You for knowing me personally too.
认识你
人算什么，祢竟顾念他？—诗篇8篇4节
他的名字叫迪阳，他认为自己是这个世界的学生。他细数自己游历过的大城小镇，说：“这实在是一所极大无比的学校。”在2016年，他开始了一段为期四年的单车之旅，希望能认识世界各地的人并向他们学习。当语言有隔阂时，他发觉，有时只看着彼此就能明白对方的意思；有时候，他也会用手机上的翻译功能来跟人沟通。他的旅程，并不是以走过多少公里数或见过多少风景为标准，而是以他在途中所遇见、在他心中留下烙印的人来衡量，正如他所说：“或许我不懂你的语言，但我却好想认识你。”
然而，在这个浩大无比的世界里，上帝却完全知道世上的一切，包括每一件事和每一个人，无一例外。当诗人大卫思想上帝之手所创造的一切、诸天以及月亮星宿（诗篇8篇3节），不禁对上帝满心敬畏。他惊叹道：“人算什么，祢竟顾念他？世人算什么，祢竟眷顾他？”（4节）
上帝完全认识你，祂比任何人更了解你，而且祂还顾念你。我们只能像诗人那样回应说：“耶和华我们的主啊，祢的名在全地何其美！”（1、9节）
知道上帝了解你的一切且深爱着你，
这让你有什么感受呢？
相信这个真理对你的生命有何影响？
亲爱的上帝，祢对所创造的一切无所不知，
这让我惊叹不已。我爱祢，因祢深知我的一切。