1 John 3:19-20 (ESV)

By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before Him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and He knows everything.

The Point – We can completely trust God in every situation, because He has perfect knowledge in all things.

Avocados

God has always known everything there is to know. He has perfect knowledge. That’s amazing to think about. He never gets more knowledge. It’s not like He knows more today than He did yesterday. It’s in His very nature to know all things. Just like it’s in His nature to be holy, it’s part of who He is to know everything there is to know.

I like to eat sweets, but I’ve realized that I need to cut back on how much sugar I have in my diet. So, I’m trying to eat foods that don’t have a lot of sugar, and I’m trying to eat more fruits and vegetables. Just this week I learned two things about avocados – they are a fruit (I never thought about it before), and they have no sugar.

I don’t know if I will make avocados a regular part of what I eat. They’re not too nasty, but I don’t think they have much of a taste. The point is that I learned something new this week. In fact, it seems like I’m always learning something new. We all are. We’re always learning, because we don’t know everything.

Your Hairs are Numbered

But God is completely different than we are. There is nothing new for Him to know. It may not seem important to us, but He knows even the little things. Do you realize that God has all the hairs on your head numbered? It’s not just that He knows how many hairs you have on your head, but He knows which is #1 and which is #37,684 (Matthew 10:30). That’s crazy!

Here’s another example. God has given all the stars names (Psalm 147:4). Once again, that’s crazy! There are billions of stars. In fact, I don’t even think we have an idea how many galaxies there are in the universe. But God has given each one of them a name. His knowledge is incredible!

It Matters

The fact that God has numbered the hairs on your head and named every single star should be amazing. The fact that He knows all about us, and loves us, should be even more amazing.

We learn in Hebrews 4:13, “And no creature is hidden from His sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” We can’t hide anything from God.

God knows our thoughts, our needs, our likes, and our dislikes. He knows what will happen to us tomorrow and ten years from now. Anything we can think about, anything we can wonder about our lives – God already knows.

God already knows AND God loves His people. Because God knows everything and God loves us, we can completely trust God. Be encouraged:

Although we don’t know everything, we know the One who knows all things, and we know that is enough for us. We trust God.