There is no limit to His knowledge. His wisdom is beyond measure. His intelligence is incalculable. There is nothing, I repeat nothing that God does not know. The full magnitude of this truth is overwhelming.
God’s knowledge is eternal. Isaiah 46:10 states that God declares the end from the beginning; from ancient times, He knows what has not yet come to pass. The Lord does not acquire knowledge, rather has full familiarity of every event that has yet to unfold on the calendar of time. There is an old saying that fits well: Has it ever occurred to you, that nothing has ever occurred to God? God has never had a “light bulb go off over his head.” He has never said, “wow I wish I would have known that.” No, His wisdom is beyond human comprehension.
God knows how many letters and numbers there are imprinted on the newspaper you hold in your hands and on every newspaper in America. He knows what mail-carrier put this paper in your mailbox and when. He knows if you bought it out of a stand, or stole it from your neighbor’s driveway. He knows everything that has ever been printed on ever newspaper, magazine, and book. God knows what’s going to be on tomorrow’s paper. He possesses all knowledge past, present, and future.
Psalms 147:4 says that God tells the number of the stars, and even calls them all by name. We do not even know how many stars there are in this vast galaxy, yet God has them numbered and named. Compared to God’s knowledge, even Einstein was no more than a blithering buffoon. The most intelligent men do not possess even a fraction of what God knows. There is no comparison.
He knows how many pine combs have even fallen from your neighbor’s tree and into your yard. He knows how many leaves there are on every tree on the planet. How many ants there are crawling beneath us, and how many birds flying above us. He knows every deed that every angel, elect or fallen, has ever committed. He knows how many fish there are in the sea. God knows how many snowflakes fall and the unique shape of every flake that has ever fallen. God has full and complete knowledge of everything and everyone.
If you stop and meditate on this omniscience of God you will doubtless arrive at the same place Isaiah did, when he wrote in Chapter 40:28 that His knowledge is simply beyond our understanding; it cannot be measured by mortal men.
This is fascinating to think about, but don’t let this be a mere intellectual exercise. Psalms 139:1-6 Teaches that God has intimate knowledge of everything there is to know about you. This too bears repeating, everything. He is perfectly aware of every thought you have ever had. Every word you have ever spoken. Ever deed (good or bad) you have ever done. He is even aware of the motives behind your actions. Even the hairs of our head are numbered. He is before us, behind us, all around us – and we cannot hide from Him. And this extends to every person that has ever cast a shadow on planet earth. This is one of the most frightening and comforting truths in all of Holy Writ. Comforting if you are found in Christ, terrifying if you are not.
Even with this keen awareness of all our failures, all our doubt, all our rebellious thoughts and even with perfect understanding of all this, God still loves His children with an immeasurable love. What a glorious thought! Still Christ came. Still He went to Calvary’s cross. Still He died, and rose again. Every step of the way He was intimately aware of our every sin. The Trinity’s love for us is so strong, that He knew from all eternity just how greatly we would fail Him, and still He loves.
Are you prepared to stand before this Omniscient God?
Pastor Lewis Kiger
Memorial Heights Baptist Church
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