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Psalm 147:5 - God is Omniscient.

Psalm 147:5 (NLT) How great is our Lord! His 
power is absolute! His understanding is beyond 
comprehension!  

INTRODUCTION

   Omnipotent: having unlimited power; able 
to do anything. 

   Omniscient: knowing everything.

COMMENTARY PEARL

He sees all
   Some years ago a friend of mine was 
standing on top of a mountain in North Carolina. The 
roads in those days were filled with curves, and 
it was difficult to see very far ahead. This 
man saw two cars heading toward each other. He 
realized they couldn't see each other. A third car 
pulled up and began to pass one of the cars, 
although there wasn't enough space to see the other 
car approaching around the bend. My friend 
shouted a warning, but the drivers couldn't hear, 
and there was a fatal crash. 
   This is how God looks upon us in His 
omniscience. He sees what has happened, what is 
happening, and what will happen. He also sees us when 
we foolishly think we can get by with breaking 
His moral laws, or we act out of sinful pride or 
lust or anger. Like the man on that mountain, He 
shouts His warnings at us - but we are too busy or 
too stubborn to listen. 
   God sees the whole picture. He knows what 
is best for us, and He knows what will destroy 
us. Don't think your way is better than His, but 
listen to His Word - and obey. [Hope for Each Day 
by Billy Graham] 

COMMENTARY

Who is God?
   So who is God? Can I trust Him to take 
care of me? How much time do you have? 
   The weather changes - but God is 
UN-changing! Fashion changes. Even change changes. But 
Hebrews 6:17 says God is always the same - 
yesterday, today, and tomorrow. 
   So can we trust God? Is He powerful 
enough? You and I are limited - I think that goes 
without saying! One sneeze in my direction, and 
Im contaminated, sick with a cold and out for a 
week. No one can soil or stain God. No sin 
contaminates Him. 
   Were limited by brain capacity, time, 
relationship overload, and responsibilities - you can 
only be at one soccer game at a time after all! 
And patience! But God? He has no limit to his 
time, power, knowledge and love. 
   Check it out for yourself in Psalms 
147:4-5 
      He counts the stars 
      and names each one. 
      Our Lord is great and very powerful. 
      There is no limit to what he knows.
   So - can God take care of you? Ill let 
you answer that! [Max Lucado Daily Devotional at 
maxlucado.com] 

God Knows All
   Two aspects of God's nature which cannot 
be examined separately are His knowledge and 
His wisdom. I link these two characteristics 
together because really it is almost impossible to 
consider one without considering the other.  
   The difference between knowledge and 
wisdom has been described like this: "Knowledge is 
what we know; wisdom is the right application of 
what we know." God, of course, knows everything: 
everything possible, everything actual. He is perfectly 
acquainted with every detail in the life of every being 
in heaven, in earth, and in hell. Daniel said 
of Him: "He knows what is in the darkness, and 
light dwells with Him" (Dn 2:22). Nothing escapes 
His notice, nothing can be hidden from Him, and 
nothing can be forgotten by Him.  
   Many Christians, when referring to their 
conversion, say that God has forgotten their sins, but 
strictly speaking that is not so. God never forgets 
anything. What He promises to do with our sins is 
"never again remember" (Jr 31:34). There is a great 
difference between forgetting something and deciding 
not to remember it. Realizing, then, as we do, 
that God knows everything ought to strengthen our 
faith and cause us to bow in adoration before Him. 
The hymnist put it effectively when he wrote 
these words:  
      The knowledge of this life is small, 
      The eye of faith is dim, 
      But 'tis enough that God knows all 
      And I shall be with Him. 
   O Father, how consoling it is to know 
that You know everything. Nothing ever escapes 
Your attention. This means I can relax, for what 
I don't know You know. And because You know 
it, then what I don't know can't hurt me. Amen. 
[Every Day With Jesus Bible with Selwyn Hughes 
devotional] 

CLOSING THOUGHT

Sometimes we feel as if we don't understand 
ourselves - what we want, how we feel, what's wrong 
with us, or what we should do about it. But God's 
understanding has no limit, and therefore he understands 
us fully. If you feel troubled and don't 
understand yourself, remember that God understands you 
perfectly. Take your mind off yourself and focus on 
God. Seek to become more and more like him. The 
more you learn about God and his ways, the better 
you will understand yourself. [Life Application 
SB] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Psalm 147:5 - God is Omnipotent and 
Omniscient. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220216-0829.html 

Matthew 19:26 - All Things Are Possible With 
God. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2018/20180422-1042.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

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