The past two
weeks we have looked at two character attributes of God. He is Good and He is Omnipresent. This week we are going to look at the truth
that He is Omniscient.
Omniscient..... God knows all. He possesses perfect knowledge of everything
that is past, present, and future.
Romans 11:33-34 (ESV)
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?”
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?”
Isaiah 40:13-14 (ESV)
Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD, or what man shows him his counsel? Whom did he consult, and who made him understand? Who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD, or what man shows him his counsel? Whom did he consult, and who made him understand? Who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
Job 37:16 (ESV)
Do you know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Do you know the balancing of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?
Isaiah 40:28 (ESV)
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
Psalm 139:1-6 (ESV)
O LORD,
you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and
are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether. You hem me
in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too
wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.
1 Samuel 2:3 (ESV)
Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
1 Chronicles 28:9 (ESV)
“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
Psalm 147:4-5 (ESV)
He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
The list of verses could go on and
on. But know this truth about His character...nothing
slips by Him! Now, that can bring up
several different emotions in us depending on our belief system about His full character. There is a reason why I had us look at the
character attribute of God being a Good God first. And that is so when we look at all the other
attributes we don't find ourselves being in a position to listen to lies from
the enemy. For example, when I was a
young believer and was learning about God's character (and I still am), I
looked at the attributes of His Omniscience (all knowing), His Omnipotence (all
powerful), and His Omnipresence (present everywhere all the time) first before
understanding His Goodness. Therefore, my first response towards God regarding
His character was, “If You are all knowing, all powerful, and everywhere all
the time then why did You let me at the age of 10 to 11 be exposed to some
behaviors from an adult that You could have done something about because You
knew it was going on. You could have stopped it and You didn't, and You were
present at the scenes!” Those were
honest emotions I had back in my early months of being a believer learning
about His character. I had a lot of ‘why’
questions back then. I suspect that many
of you have why questions, too. I want
to encourage you to stay on this journey with me and allow Him to speak to your
heart as we study more about His character together.
Thursday evening I received some sad
news from someone I love very dearly. I
couldn't even think about it that evening.
I just kind of shut it down. I couldn't
even respond to my precious friend. But
I reminded myself of just the very things we are talking about now.....Our God
is a Good God, He is Present, He Knows and none of it has bumped Him off His throne!
I can either live in my emotions about it and miss everything else God is up to
around me in the here and now or I can walk in truth that He is in control and
He is a Good God no matter how it feels or what it looks like in the
physical. It's called faith. Some of you are struggling with your own journeys of some kind right now. You have the same choice I do....Believe God
or believe lies from the enemy. Please
understand me when I say that doesn't mean you don't have emotions about the
circumstances. God gave us our emotions. Choose to surrender them to the Spirit and
not to the flesh so God can be glorified in your journey!
Love you all so much! Don't forget to
meditate on these scriptures and those of the past two weeks and allow the
truth of His character to fill your soul!
God is Good...all the time
His,
Vickie
No comments:
Post a Comment