“THE DAILY BRIEFING,” I am reading in THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD on page two. (October 11, 2012) Listed are the “Key things to know before you start the day,” under the headings “News”, “World” and “Entertainment”.

When I read “key things to know before you start the day”, I asked myself “What are the key things  to know before I start the day?”

Here they are. I find them in the Bible, the word of the Living God. In Psalm 139 in the Old Testament I am reading at the beginning

THAT THE LORD KNOWS ME.

1. He knows when I sit.

2. He knows when I rise.

3. He knows my thoughts from afar.

4. He knows when I leave the house.

5. He knows when I am lying down on my bed in my home.

6. The fact is that he is familiar with all my ways.

7. And before a word comes out of my mouth he knows the word completely.

And yes, I can only say with David, who wrote Psalm 139 “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, to lofty for me to attain.”

The “Key things to know before you start the day” in THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD are changing every day, but the “Key things to know before I start the day” in the Bible never change. They are always the same.