APRIL 12

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Romans 11:33

“Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!”

Ephesians 1:17

“that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,”

2 Corinthians 2:14

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.”

Isaiah 11:9

“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,  for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord  as the waters cover the sea.”  (speaking of the earth after the return of Christ).

2 Corinthians 4:6

“For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

Hosea 4:6

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge,”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

EL DEAH

THE GOD OF KNOWLEDGE

1Samuel 2:3

“Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by Him deeds are weighed.”

Our culture loves specialists.  We don’t just go to the doctor anymore – we go to the endocrinologist, the dermatologist, or podiatrist.

We seek out experts in other areas of life too.  We ask an interior designer for help in updating the old home we just bought.  We ask nutritionists about recipes.  We secure the services of a strength and conditioning coach for our child with athletic promise.  We make appointments with tutors who can prepare our high school students to do well on the SAT or ACT exam.

Specialists are awesome ~ so long as they stick to what they know.  The problem is, no one can specialize in everything. No one, that is, but God.

Imagine all the expertise of one specialist multiplied by however many facets of life there are.  Imagine knowing LITERALLY EVERYTHING that can be known!  That’s the God we serve!  He knows how to split atoms and how to measure the universe.  He knows which spice brings out the flavor of what vegetable, not to mention the mechanics of the perfect baseball swing.  God has complete knowledge of all subject, all disciplines, and all fields.

But He possesses so much more than factual, encyclopedic information.  The GOD OF KNOWLEDGE is also fully aware of all fluid situations.  At any given moment, He knows how many hairs are on your head.  Jesus tell us that in Luke 12:7; and when and where a sickly sparrow falls to the earth, the Father is there with her and has determined that it’s her time ~ ~ He tells us that in Matthew 10:29.

Such “perfect knowledge” ~ (Job 36:4) means nothing is hidden from God’s sight.  As Adam and Eve discovered in the Garden of Eden after they ate from the tree they hoped would give them all knowledge, God was cognizant of all they had done – demonstrating the infinite contrast between human knowledge and God’s perfect knowledge.

When we bow to the truth of God’s perfect, ultimate knowledge, we can put our faith in the fact that He knows what is best for us.

God can look into our past and into our future and tell us the best path to follow.

In what ways do you sometimes doubt God’s knowledge?

PRAYER

My GOD OF KNOWLEDGE, I’m very quick to rely on my own area of expertise.  My limited view is sometimes enough for me.   Please help me ask for and embrace the vast knowledge that You give. Amen

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