WHY GOD HAS TO KNOW EVERYTHING
If God did not know all things, He would not be God. Omniscience is not an accessory to His nature; it is essential to it. The God revealed in the Word of God is not learning, not guessing, not reacting—He is eternally aware. The Bible speaks of Him as the One who understands every thought before it is fully formed, who discerns motives hidden beneath words, who sees the end from the beginning because the end is already present to Him (Psalm 139:1-4; Isaiah 46:9-10). A limited God might inspire curiosity, but He could never inspire worship; faith rests not in a God who hopes things work out, but in One who already knows.
God must know everything if He is to be perfectly holy and just. Judgment requires full knowledge—every action, every intention, every secret place of the heart laid bare. The Word of God teaches that nothing in all creation is concealed from His sight; every life stands open before Him, accountable not to partial understanding but to perfect truth (Hebrews 4:12-13). A God who missed details could not judge righteously; a God who misunderstood motives could not be trusted with eternity. His omniscience guarantees that no injustice will survive His gaze, and no faithfulness will go unnoticed.
God must know everything if He is to be a faithful Savior. Redemption is not improvised; it is planned in full awareness of human failure. Christ was not sent because God discovered sin late in the story, but because He foreknew it and prepared mercy before the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:18-20). Jesus did not merely respond to sinners—He knew them fully and loved them completely. He knew Peter’s denial before it happened and still restored him; He knew the cross awaited Him and still set His face toward Jerusalem (John 13:38; Luke 9:51). A Savior who knows everything is the only Savior who can save to the uttermost.
God must know everything if He is to govern history with purpose. The world is not drifting; it is directed. Kings rise and fall, nations appear and vanish, yet nothing escapes His counsel (Daniel 2:21). All things work together according to His will, not because events are random, but because they are known, permitted, and ordered by Him (Ephesians 1:11). Human freedom is real, but divine knowledge is greater still; God’s sovereignty is not threatened by choice, because He already knows the paths we will take and how He will bring His purposes to completion through them.
Finally, God must know everything if He is to be our peace. A God who knows every fear, every sin, every unanswered question—and still invites us to draw near—is a refuge strong enough for real life. Nothing surprises Him, nothing overwhelms Him, nothing forces Him to change His mind about His children (Isaiah 40:27-28). When we rest in His omniscience, we are freed from anxiety; our lives are not held together by our understanding, but by His. To trust God is not to understand everything—it is to trust the One who already does.
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Lord God, You know me fully and love me completely. Teach me to rest in Your perfect knowledge, to trust Your wisdom, and to walk in peace before You. I place my life in the hands of the God who knows all things, through Jesus Christ. Amen.
BDD
