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Our God is … All-Knowing
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Mr. Know-It-All has bad manners. You start to say, “The Mariners have a good chance to win it all this year because….” Mr. Know-It-All butts in, proclaiming loudly, “But their veterans get too tired, and they don’t have a home-run hitter.”
You can’t have a normal conversation with Mr. Know-It-All. He wants to interrupt every sentence.
We don’t like know-it-alls. We appreciate people who will admit, “I don’t know.” Yet we also want experts who will tell us, “This is what you need to do.”
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We realize that one person cannot be an expert in every subject. Nobody can know it all.
There is someone who does know it all! Jesus’ disciple Peter said to him, “Lord, you know all things” (John 21:17).
Wasn’t Jesus a man just like us? How could he know all things? Peter understood. Peter was talking to Jesus after his resurrection. Can an ordinary person do that? How could Jesus rise from the grave after the brutal treatment he endured?
Peter knew. Jesus is true God and true man. As God he knows all things.
Does that comfort you or terrify you? Peter felt terrified that Jesus knew he had denied him three times. Peter longed for comfort. Jesus also knew how to forgive. He knew his death paid for Peter’s sins.
Jesus truly knows every evil thought that comes from our hearts. He knows every secret sin that burdens our conscience. He has the knowledge that can damn us.
Jesus also knows that he has come to rescue us from that punishment.
High school graduates this month are being honored for their accomplishments and their attainment of knowledge. We likewise want to honor Jesus for his all-encompassing knowledge.
Thank God if you can say with Peter, “Lord, you know all things, you know that I love you” (John 21:17).
We invite you to gain more knowledge about your Savior. Come to church and Bible Study this summer!
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