Shofar Stellenbosch | Our FatherSample

Devotional: An Omniscient Father

God knows everything. He possesses all knowledge about everything and everyone. God knows the beginning and the end all at once. That means that God is never amazed, surprised or caught off-guard. He also knows what He is doing – He is not confused and He has no plan B. Nothing can be hidden from Him (Ezekiel 11:5). Does this mean that God also knows everything about you? (Matthew 10:30).

God is infinite. This means that God exists outside of space and time. He is limitless, boundless and measureless. He has no beginning and no end (Psalm 147:5). Although God never changes, it is important for us to change, because God has predestined us to be like Jesus (Romans 8:28).

God cannot receive anything that has not been given by Him. He needs nothing. God exists for Himself and His own glory. There is nothing we can add to God (Colossians 1:15 – 17).

Testimony:

My wife and I were driving one evening when it started to rain. We both felt uneasy and started praying in the Spirit at the same time. I slowed down and the next moment a car drove over a red traffic light and passed right in front of us. We would probably have been killed in an accident if it was not God warning us – we missed that car by centimetres! What an amazing thought that God knows everything and He is not limited to time as we are.

Reflective questions:

1. Do you think God knows everything about you?
2. Are there things that you try to hide from God?
3. What are the areas where you need to change? Why do you think you need to change in these areas?
4. How does it make you feel to know that God knows everything about you and about what is happening in the world?