https://odb.org/2025/01/05/god-knows-everything
Psalm 139 NIV – 1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue, you, Lord, know it completely.
We know that God is omniscient. He, being God, knows everything, and that includes everything about us. Our inner thoughts. Our desires and wants. Our dreams and fantasies. Our ambitions. To those on the verge of retirement, God knows our retirement plans of how we hope to fund our retirement by the grace of God. How to take care of our health as we grow older and face more health issues. How we would need to have a balanced diet with less carbs and sugar and more fibre. How we would need a life filled with exercise and less stress. Of serving God in perhaps a different capacity. Of going for travel and mission trips.
Unlike people, whom we may deceive with our fake smile and positive demeanour, we can not deceive God. This is because He knows our heart and motivation. He knows whether we are sincere or are faking it. Nevertheless, He is gracious and forgiving. His steadfast love never ceases. It is renewed like dew every morning. His faithfulness endures forever.
This morning, I just like to remind us to do everything for God in all sincerity. Respond to His calling for our lives. Live our lives for Him. To fulfil His plans and purposes for our lives. We can not live a double life anymore. Living a holy and righteous life in church, but a selfish and self-serving life elsewhere. We need to be real and genuine before God. Don’t wear masks anymore to conceal our true self to the world. Don’t delay anymore. The time will come when we have nothing to do anymore with the realm of the living. At that time, we could not do anything for Jesus, even if we wanted to. In fact, Jesus taught us this before:
John 9:4: “I must work the works of Him that sent Me while it is day; the night cometh when no man can work”
Have a good Sunday worship service today! Fellowship with the congregation. Meet up with friends in church. Be real and sincere before God and man. Encourage and support each other for the glory of God, for His Kingdom’s sake. Pray, worship, and reflect on where we are in God today and where we want to be this 2025! Pray for a life changing spiritual encounter with the Holy Spirit!
Ronnie's Thoughts 