He Knows All

“I know when you sit down and when you rise up…”
Psalm 139:2

Every day, I am amazed at the technological advances that we have made. To someone with the proper tools and know how, anyone of our lives are an open book. Today, a twelve year old can sit down at their computer and see your home, front, and back, aerial and street views. They can find out much about your past, your relatives and even some about your daily activities. For those with more knowhow, your food, medicine and travel habits are an open book as well as your spending history. Our privacy is becoming less private. It’s a scary thought.

Scripture tells us that God is omniscient. That is that He knows all. But His knowledge does not stop at what we do and where we go (Psalm 139:7), but He also knows why we went. He knows the intent of our hearts. That should do at least two things for us. First of all it should cause us to thank and praise Him. Knowing that God knows our every move should bring us comfort and peace, realizing that our lives, our very days are in His loving, mighty hands. Nothing can separate us from Him. (Romans 8:35-39) Glory to Him!

Secondly, it should cause us to fear Him. (Proverbs 9:10) Not only is God a loving God, but He is a Holy, just and jealous. Realizing that His eyes are always on us should cause us to fear Him with a proper fear. That fear should serve as a wall of protection, a grid for wisdom and fence of guidance towards living a righteous life.

Yes, our lives are open books to much of the world, but more importantly and a blessing to us is that our lives are open books to an Awesome God. And the truth of the matter foundationally is that if our walk is pleasing to Him we have no reason to fear with others know. (Proverbs 16:7) He is so good.

With you on the journey,

Pastor MJ