Oct 6, 2019
Scripture Reading: Psalm 139:1-12
"God knows instantly and effortlessly all matter and all matters . . . all causes, all thoughts, all mysteries, all enigmas, all feeling, all desires, things visible and invisible in heaven and in earth, motion, space, time, life, death, good, evil, heaven, and hell . . . Because God knows all things perfectly, He knows no thing better than any other thing, but all things equally well. He never discovers anything, He is never surprised, never amazed. He never wonders about anything nor does He seek information or ask questions."
(A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy)
The notion that God knows everything is both comforting and chilling. It is comforting because when we experience heartaches and sorrows, we can go to God with the full assurance that He knows exactly how we feel. How comforting to think that we serve a God who understands us even more completely than we do. He knows our fears and distresses like no one else.
But the idea that God knows everything is also chilling because we cannot hide anything from Him. He knows all about the secret sins we harbor in the recesses of our minds, where no one sees. He knows the depth of our selfishness and the greed and lust and pride that color our motives.
May God help us to find great strength and comfort with the understanding that God knows us through and through. And may we be drawn to a greater purity, knowing that everything we think and do is open before His eyes.