Has it ever occurred to you that nothing
has ever occurred to God?
That
is good to know! That means we do not need to worry that He does not know what
is going on in the world or in our life. He is fully aware of everything. God
does not get surprised! Think about that next time you pray to the Lord.
Difficulty, tragedy, calamity or catastrophe--He is fully aware.
The Bible describes God by virtue
of His attributes. Three related attributes are the fact that God is:
Omniscient - He knows all things.
Omnipotent- He is all powerful.
Omnipresent-
He is everywhere at once.
The
reason God reminds us of the attributes of His essence is that it provides
comfort and confidence in the midst of a world that looks out of control.
Hear the words of sacred scripture
from Psalm 139:
1 O Lord,
You have searched me and known me.
2 You know
my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar
off.
3 You
comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my
ways.
4 For
there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it
altogether.
5 You have
hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such
knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
7 Where
can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your
presence?
8 If I
ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold,
You are there.
9 If I
take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts
of the sea,
10 Even there Your
hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say,
"Surely the darkness shall fall on me,"
Even the night shall be light
about me;
12 Indeed, the
darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are
both alike to You.
13 For You formed my
inward parts;
You covered me in my mother's
womb.
14 I will praise You,
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My frame was not
hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the
lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my
substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were
written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of
them.
17 How precious also
are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
Now
that is Omni-Competence!
No matter what unrest is happening
with the riots in France or in England's Brexit, the socialist agenda in
America, or even in our own personal lives, it is not news to God and He is
certainly in control. No need to worry. Our God is an awesome God!
Serving Him with you
Until
He comes for us,
Fred