Even Solomon asked for wisdom from God and where he received it, that did not give him any more knowledge than God. I have knowledge of some things and for that I am grateful. God is way smarter than I am. He knows things even before I can even think them.
“1O LORD, you have searched me and known me! 2You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 3You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether. 5You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.” – Psalm 139 1-6 (ESV)
What a great passage to remind me of the awesome knowledge that The LORD possesses. He knows everything about me even before I can even think about them.
I work hard to prepare for things and work through contingencies. In fact, even my contingency plans have contingency plans. But God, well He does not have contingency plans. He just has plans and those are carried out daily with me. He know what we will choose and where we are headed at all times. The best part is that He allows us to choose that path and does not dictate our actions.
I know that you may be thinking, if He knows, then why does He not stop us from making decisions that are contrary to His plans for us. Well that is where free will that He grants to us comes in. He allows us to freely choose our own actions, and then we carry them out and when needed, He is there to help us deal with the consequences of that free will choice, Much like Lori and I do with our sons. They have the freedom to make the choices they make and then we are there to help them work through the consequences of their choices.
God indeed knows before we even begin, and I can see Him there in heaven cringing at the choice as He knows it will not end well. But, as the great Father He is, He allows our choice and works help us deal with it once we have realized the error in judgment we made.
God’s knowledge is so deep and wide that I cannot fathom a way for me to attain it. He knows so much about me that I have not thought nor will I ever think about. I can give it the “old college try” to attain that level of knowledge, but I will never be able to know what God knows. My choices will always be just that, my choices. God knows the value of those choices and whether or not they will lead to more work or not, but He allows my choices through His wisdom and knowledge, which are at a level I will never reach in this world.
When you are making decisions, did you know that God already knows your choice? Are you seeking knowledge of everything? What if you were to just accept that there are things that you will never know and that you cannot attain God’s level of knowledge?
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