#3. The KNOWLEDGE of God

Arthur Pink et al.

(You will find it helpful to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.)

“Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.” Psalm 147:5

The knowledge of God is infinite, eternal and unchangeable. There is no increase or decline in His understanding, for He has never learned and will never forget. His knowledge is not acquired--it is essential to His very Being. He knows all things because He is the all-knowing God.

From eternity past to eternity future, God has known perfectly all that was, is, and will be. More than that, He knows all that could be. Every possibility lies open before Him. Every thought in every heart, every word on every tongue, every event in all of time--He has known them all, from everlasting to everlasting. “O LORD, You have searched me and You know me... Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O LORD.” Psalm 139:1,4

There is no hiding from Him:
  the secrets we mask,
  the sins we rationalize,
  the motives we veil behind piety
--He sees them all! “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” (Hebrews 4:13). Such truth should strip us of every pretense, and crush every proud thought.

And yet, for the believer, this is not a cause for terror--but for comfort. Our Lord knows . . .
  our every sorrow,
  our every weakness,
  our every faltering step.
He understands us, when we do not understand ourselves.
While others may misjudge us, He never errs.
He is never confused, never deceived and never surprised.
His knowledge is perfect--and so is His care.

God’s omniscience is not passive; it is intricately bound to His sovereign providence. He does not merely foresee--He foreordains. He governs history not as a bystander, but as its all-wise Author. Nothing happens by chance. Every moment of our lives unfolds beneath the gaze and guidance of the God who makes no mistakes. He declares, “I make known the end from the beginning” (Isaiah 46:10), because He has ordained both the end and every means to bring it to pass.

Let us, then, bow low before this glorious God. We, who are so prone to error and blind to tomorrow, must cast ourselves wholly upon the wisdom of the One who knows the end from the beginning.

How small we are! How little we comprehend! And yet, the One who knows us fully is the same One who, knowing all our sin, chose us in love and sent His Son to redeem us!

Stand in awe of this God!
Trust His Word.
Yield to His will.
Worship Him as the One whose understanding is without limit.

"All-knowing Father, how great is Your knowledge! You see the end from the beginning, and You have known me from all eternity. Forgive my prideful confidence in my own limited understanding. Teach me to walk humbly, to trust fully, and to rest joyfully in the hands of Him who knows all. May Your omniscience lead me to fear You rightly and love You deeply--for the sake of Christ my Savior. Amen."

 

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