HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU
Scripture Reading--Isaiah 40:13-14
"Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath
taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and
taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and
shewed to him the way of understanding?"
A wealthy grandfather was having hearing problems. After years of his family's pleading with him, he saw a hearing specialist. Fitted with a powerful state-of-the-art hearing aid, he returned to the specialist several weeks later for a follow-up. "How do you like the hearing aid?" the specialist asked.
The grandfather smiled, "Oh, it's a wonderful thing."
"I guess your family is really pleased that you can hear again."
Sheepishly, the grandfather replied, "Actually, I haven't told my family yet. I've had so much fun listening to their conversations without them knowing that I can hear. In fact, since I got this hearing aid, I've changed my will five times."
We all behave according to what we think others know about us. Knowledge is a vital part of all relationships. But unlike man's limited knowledge, God's knowledge is complete. Theologians say God is omniscient. The word omniscient comes from two words meaning "all" and "knowledge."
Indeed, our God knows all about everything and everybody! No one ever taught God anything, and He never learns anything. He's never been a student, and His knowledge is complete and timeless. In fact, all knowledge comes from Him.
God's knowledge is different from ours. Our capacity for knowledge is limited. We quickly learn that the more we know, the more we discover there is to know. It's humbling to consider that the God who knows everything about us still loves us. Though He possesses limitless knowledge, the Scriptures declare that He thinks about us!
SELAH: Would you be embarrassed about anything in your life if you looked the Lord in the eye, realizing that He knew all about it?
--T.P. Johnston, Jr.--
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