My God is All Knowing

“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”

Isaiah 55:8

It’s hard for me to pinpoint exactly when my relationship with Christ first began. I was raised in the church with generations of Christians on both sides of my family tree. It was more just a fact that I was a Christian instead of a one-time decision.

I grew up listening to and reading the stories of the Bible and watching God work through each situation. I saw His ways worked out through the lives of David, Moses, and His disciples. It’s easy for me to see the big picture of the Bible from the perspective of someone reading it thousands of years later. It’s easy to see that God was all knowing in the story of Esther, for example, because I can skip to the end of the story and see how everything worked out the way God intended.

As I’m sure you know all too well, our lives don’t have a fast-forward button where we can skip to the end and see how it all works out. We only see our circumstances from “ground level”, but God sees them from an all-knowing, heavenly perspective.

Sometimes it feels as though our all-knowing God is hiding things from us. We shake our fists at heaven in anger asking God to open the window and let us peek ahead to see past our dark situation. Many times, in response, it seems as though God is silent. But in time I’ve learned to see that He’s definitely present even in the silence.

I learned this first hand with my little boy. He’s now 7 months old and a bundle of energy and happiness. But the moment I leave the room and he feels alone he starts to cry. He thinks that no one can hear his cries and that he’s completely alone. But from my perspective, I know exactly where he is. I hear his cries and even though it must feel to him that I’ve been gone for a very long time, I’ve only stepped away for a couple of seconds.

Aren’t we the same? We feel completely alone in our darkness and tears. But the reality is the complete opposite. Our all knowing God hears our cries (Psalm 69:33). He sees exactly where we are and even though it feels as though He’s been absent for entirely too long, He’s always been there seeing, knowing, and feeling all we’re experiencing (1 John 3:20; Psalm 147:5).

So my friend, you are not alone in your darkness, doubts, lies, and worries. You have a God who knows what it’s like to suffer (Isaiah 55) and cry (John 11:35). He knows every emotion there is to experience and feels them right along with you. Don’t lose heart. You are never alone when you are on the mind of the all-knowing God.

Reflection:

1. What are some physical reminders you can place in your life to remind you that God is all knowing even in your darkness?

2. Who is someone you know that might need a gentle reminder of an all-knowing God?

Prayer:

Dear Father, in my darkness I tend to forget that You are always present and all knowing. Forgive me for the times when I doubted Your presence and turned to other things to fill the void. Hold me tightly now and remind me that You know and hold the future in Your hands.