Attribute of God – Omniscient
(Ps 147:5 Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.)
The All powerful God is fully aware of everything. He is not limited, as man is, by ignorance and uncertainty. We are all ignorant –in different subjects.
All things visible:
Heb 4:13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. Ps 139:3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Perfect Knowledge:
The knowledge of our God is perfect. Job 36:4 "For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you. Ps 73:11 They say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?"
Watch on Nations:
He does not continue His interest to the nation Israel Alone. Before the prophet exposes the sins of Judah and Israel he shows the people that God has seen all the atrocities of their neighbors even the sins which did not even in anyway affect the people of the Northern Kingdom: Ps 66:7 He rules by His might forever; His eyes keep watch on the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah Amos 2:1 Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke its {punishment,} Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime. Amos 1:6 Thus says the LORD, "For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke its {punishment,} Because they deported an entire population To deliver {it} up to Edom. Prov 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good. For more read : Amos 1:9; Amos 2:4,5; Amos 2:6-16;
God of Knowledge:
He is a God of knowledge and by him actions are weighed 1 Sam 2:3. He weighs our actions as per him. The perfect human Jesus Christ can weigh each action of us.
Illustration: When Isaac Newton became old some one said to him, you must have a tremendous knowledge. Newton replied that he is like a little boy walking by the seashore picking up shells.
Know us individually:
He calls upon each person and knows them individually. 2 Sam 7:20 "Again what more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD! Job 34:21 "For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps. Jer 12:3 But You know me, O LORD; You see me; And You examine my heart's {attitude} toward You. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter And set them apart for a day of carnage!
Discerns our hearts:
He discerns our secrets and before him it’s all revealed. Is 29:15-16 Woe to those who deeply hide their plans from the LORD, And whose deeds are {done} in a dark place, And they say, "Who sees us?" or "Who knows us?" You turn {things} around! Shall the potter be considered as equal with the clay, That what is made would say to its maker, "He did not make me"; Or what is formed say to him who formed it, "He has no understanding"? Is 47:10 "You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me,' Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you; For you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' Ps 44:21 Would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart. 1 Kin 8:39 then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive and act and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart You know, for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men,
This is what his going to happen when God judges: Rom 2:16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus. 1 Cor 3:13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is {to be} revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work.
For more: Ps 73:11; Acts 1:24; Acts 15:8; 1 Cor 4:15
Reads our thoughts:
Our God reads our thoughts before we approach him. Matt 6:6-8 "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees {what is done} in secret will reward you. "And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. 1 John 3:20 in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things. Ps 139:4 Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. For more: Matt 6:18; Jer 17:16; Jer 20:12
Realizes our limitation:
Our God knows everything about us and he can realize our limitations. Ps 139:13-16 For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, {And} skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained {for me,} When as yet there was not one of them. Ps 103:14 For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are {but} dust.
Sees our troubles:
We worship a God who sees our troubles and cares for us. Ex 2:24-25 So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice {of them.} Ex 3:7 The LORD said, "I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have given heed to their cry because of their taskmasters, for I am aware of their sufferings. Hos 13:5 I cared for you in the wilderness, In the land of drought. Jer 24:6 'For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not overthrow them, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.
1 Pet 5:7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. For more: Deut 31:21; Deut 11:12;
Uncovers our sins:
Our God is a Holy God who hates sin and he uncovers sins. The army of Israel is defeated at Ai due to the sin of Achan: Josh 7:10-26. Job 11:11 "For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity without investigating. Jer 16:17 "For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity concealed from My eyes. Jer 23:24 "Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?" declares the LORD. "Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the LORD.
1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.
Knows our faith:
So as we come before God Lets not be hypocrites making a show of our faith but let’s be true to our heart. Now lets us look and see how God has called us and how we are responding to such a call
2 Tim 1:9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
So we are called 1 Pet 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.
For more read Rom 8:29; Eph 1:5; Eph 1:11-12
So now on lets walk a life with knowing the fact that God is a God of knowledge who watch us individually, discerns our hearts, reads our thoughts, realizes our limitation, sees our troubles, uncovers our sins and knows our faith.
