G od is omniscient; that meansHe is all-knowing. This incommunicable attribute of God is both a warning as well as an encouragement to us. It is a warning in that nothing can be hidden from Him. There is nothing that is “not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do” [Hebrews 4:13]. Our Lord Jesus said that sinners “loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” [John 3:19], like the proverbial ostrich that buries its head in the sand. To think God does not know what we do behind closed doors is utter foolishness because “the darkness and the light are both alike to (God)” [Psalm 139:12]. But God’s omniscience is also an encouragement because we do not go through life alone. The Emmanuel knows our mind’s thoughts and our heart’s desires. When you think you are left alone to deal with the hardships of life, God is with you. When you think that you have no more strength to press on, He is with you. When your heart is willing, but your flesh weak, God knows, and He is with you. In his hymn, Frank E. Graeff asked, “Does Jesus care when my heart is pained too deeply for mirth or song; as the burdens press, and the cares distress, and the way grows weary and long?” His answer was emphatic – “O yes, He cares – I know He cares! His heart is touched with my grief; when the days are weary, the long nights dreary, I know my Savior cares.” Our Lord Jesus took on the seed of Abraham, took on human flesh with all its infirmities so that “He is able to succour them that are tempted” [Hebrews 2:18]. What a blessing!
LESSON
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. – Jeremiah 29:11
THOUGHT
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