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Omniscience
of God
God’s Omniscience
The guillemot is a small
arctic sea bird that lives on the rocky cliffs of northern coastal regions.
These birds flock together by the thousands in comparatively small areas.
Because of the crowded conditions
hundreds of females lay their pear-shaped
eggs side by side on a narrow ledge
in a long row. Since the eggs all look
alike
it is incredible that a mother bird can identify those that belong to
her. Yet studies show that she knows her own eggs so well that when even one is
moved
she finds it and returns it to its original location.
Scripture
tells us that God is also intimately acquainted with each of his children. He
knows our every thought and emotion
every decision we must make and problem we
are going through. Therefore
an understand of the full extent of God’s
omniscience should both evoke praise and bring comfort to believers. ── Michael
P. Green《Illustrations for Biblical Preaching》
God’s Omniscience
The story is told of an
elderly grandfather who was very wealthy. Because he was going deaf
he decided
to buy a hearing aid. Two weeks later he stopped at the store where he had
bought it and told the manager he could now pick up conversation quite easily
even in the next room. “Your relatives must be happy to know that you can hear
so much better
” beamed the delighted proprietor.
“Oh
I haven’t told them yet
” the man chuckled. “I’ve just been sitting around
listening—and you know what? I’ve changed my will twice!”
God
is not like a dear old grandfather who hears only when we speak clearly and
directly to him. He always hears us. And his attitude toward us is not changed
by what he hears
because we stand before him by grace. But if God were like
that grandfather—and if his attitude toward us were changeable—how would your
conversations of the past week have affected his attitude toward you? ──
Michael P. Green《Illustrations for Biblical Preaching》
God’s Omniscience
Dr. James M. gray
former
president of the Moody Bible Institute
was convalescing from a severe illness.
His physician
thinking that a change of scenery might bring the relaxation his
patient needed
advised him to take an ocean voyage. But just when arrangements
for the journey were completed
Dr. Gray experienced an unexpected physical
setback. He was greatly disappointed and began to wonder why the heavenly
Father had allowed this new affliction to come. About a week later
he picked
up a newspaper that carried on the front page the tragic account of a streamer
that had sunk after striking a reef in