David (the writer of the Psalm) is thinking through what it means for God to know everything about him. At first he is uncomfortable with the idea … but the more he ponders it, the more he realises it is an enormous comfort.

How do you know if someone is a Christian? Look at the life they are living. The result of the Gospel is that lives are changed … and even dramatically changed.

How do you know if someone is a Christian? Look at the life they are living. The result of the Gospel is that lives are changed … and even dramatically changed.

David is thinking through what it means for God to know everything about him. At first he is uncomfortable with the idea … but the more he ponders it, the more he realises it is an enormous comfort.

How do you know if someone is a Christian? Look at the life they are living. The result of the Gospel is that lives are changed … and even dramatically changed.

We can tend to think that Paul was the "evangelist" … the one who is single-handedly taking the Gospel to the world. But it is clear from this chapter that Gospel work is team work.

We can tend to think that Paul was the "evangelist" … the one who is singlehandedly taking the Gospel to the world. But it is clear from this chapter that Gospel work is team work.

Paul enters Athens and sees the streets filled with God. After preaching in the markets he is finally invited to the Areopagus … place where all new ideas were discussed … and he tells them about the unknown God.

Paul enters Athens and sees the streets filled with God. After preaching in the markets he is finally invited to the Areopagus … place where all new ideas were discussed … and he tells them about the unknown God.

The Church in Jerusalem were struggling with the idea that Gentiles could be included among God's people without being required to follow the Old Covenant. There were those in the church in Jerusalem who were sounding a little like the older brother in the Parable of the Prodigal Son.