All Knowledge
It is said that knowledge is power, and to a degree, I can understand why they would say that. A person with great business knowledge may become the CEO of a large company. Having great knowledge in a particular field of expertise and skill can put someone in charge of others. But no one possesses all knowledge about everything in real-time.
When I was young and unmarried, I roomed with a science and robotics engineer who worked in Oak Ridge, TN, at the National Labs, and the poor guy had to read magazines and periodicals every day to stay on top of the many changes occurring in his field. He had to continually gain knowledge to avoid falling behind and losing his employment.
He had been educated in his field and had a degree. But that was not enough for him to stay on top of the ever-changing discoveries in his field. With time, things change due to discoveries made in many areas of life. Who can keep up with all of them?
You and I, as individuals, change with time as well. If you were to run into someone you haven’t seen or spoken with in many years, they would only know you according to what they knew when they last saw and spoke to you.
This phenomenon of not knowing doesn’t apply but to One being. Only One person can be all-knowing, and the Psalmist wrote about Him.
Psalm 139:2 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.
God’s knowledge is absolute. God does not know everything because someone taught it to Him. He does not need to gather information to know everything. Changing times can’t catch Him off guard, and nothing happening now surprises Him or informs Him.
He knows all the changes occurring in your personal life and the many things you face each and every day. He is never shocked or surprised about what is occurring and how fast things are changing. The Holy Spirit spoke through men many generations ago in the Bible and accurately detailed specific conditions that would be a reality in our times. God knows everything! he knows the number of hairs on your head.
God is all-knowing and uses that superpower to attentively be aware of each of us individually in His desire to care for us. There is nothing happening to you that He does not know and understand with absolute clarity and accuracy. He knows better what is happening to you than you can even know it. Knowing this can help make what Peter said in Scripture make even more sense.
1 Peter 5:6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
I encourage you to think about this today and let Him care for you by casting all your cares on Him. Look to Him for wisdom and insight into your situations and all the things that seek to weigh you down. He desires to help you, I recommend that you let Him do just that.
