God Is Omniscient
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1 Chronicles 28:4-9, Job 28:20-28, Psalm 139:1-6, 16-18, Isaiah 46:9-11, Matthew 10:26-30, 1 John 3:18-20
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God knows everything—past, present, and future—and nothing takes Him by surprise.
When we stumble and sin, it helps to remember that God is merciful. When we recognize that we have, once again, turned aside to idols of our own making, there are scriptures that declare God’s faithfulness in spite of our frailty. And when we have been burned by some injustice—life-shattering or trivial—we can thank our Savior for being a righteous Judge who promises to set all things right in the end. Reflecting on God’s attributes can bring us peace in the midst of struggles. But there is one that can leave us feeling exposed: God’s omniscience.
Because He is all-knowing, there is nothing hidden from God’s sight—nothing in waking life or even in our imaginations. There is no event in the past, present, or future that takes Him by surprise. The entire universe is an open book.
This kind of knowledge in anyone else’s hands would be a dangerous weapon. It would be appropriate to live in a constant state of fear. But God’s omniscience is coupled with His other attributes. To be known by God, then, is to be valued and loved. None of us are here by mistake. He wants to know us. And that’s a very good thing; within each of us is a desire to be known.
We all want to be fully known and understood, and then to be fully loved. Of course, we too often conclude in our hearts we are unloveable. After all, we how we’ve done wrong and missed the mark, how easily we’ve given in to temptation. Our hearts condemn us daily. But “God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things” (1 John 3:20).
On the day of Solomon’s coronation, David told his son, “The LORD searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought” (1 Chronicles 28:9). In these words, there is a warning, but there is also grace. True, there is no hiding from God. But there also isn’t anyone who could possibly know us better. Because Jesus dealt with our sin on the cross, purifying us as a bride for her husband, God’s omniscience is not reason to fear blanket condemnation; instead, it’s an invitation to true intimacy with our Maker.
64 thoughts on "God Is Omniscient"
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As people become older, they tend to form more and more questions in their minds – “What do I want to do with my life?”, “What are my long-term goals?”, and “Where is my life heading to?” https://www.thebiblewasnotwritteninenglish.com/the-keys-to-knowing-gods-plan-for-your-life/ These questions usually come to mind whenever a person is dealing with a life crisis. They can cause a great amount of anxiety, fear, and stress, especially when one is completely clueless about what the future holds for him or her.
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Time and time again I find myself trying to know everything that my husband is doing because he has broken my trust and the pain from that was so unbearable for me. I felt lonely, betrayed, confused and everything else in between. I don’t want to be caught by surprise like that again. That is my fear so this attribute of God is so liberating for me to know that He knows everything & nothing catches Him by surprise & that in the end He will make everything right gives me hope to continue to push through as we work through the restoration process.
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my husband is emotionally abusive and reading that God knows it all and even the intention of every thought is reassuring in knowing he will make it right in the end
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Loveee this
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I really appreciate the focus on how our hearts can judge ourselves, but we need to let go of that and let God be our true judge. My guilt and anxiety is not because I’m trying to be better for Him it’s because I judge myself as not good enough for him.
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I love that I serve a God who knows everything, when bad things happen, they don’t take him by surprise.
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Oof. I needed to hear this. Thank you so much for sharing. This is a journey I’ve been on lately, too. I feel like it’s something that pretty much every young person in their 20s (ish) goes through, because everything is so “up in the air.” Thanks for reiterating what God has been trying to tell me, lately. You have no idea what it means to me…it totally made my day! <3
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This gives me even more confidence in Him. Understanding that God truly knows everything about me assures me that the plans He has for me are what’s best for me. He knows every desire of my heart, every strength, every fear, etc. If I live my life in accordance with His plan and His will, then that truly is my best life.
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