“THE
GOD IS” SERIES
GOD
IS OMNISCIENT– ALL KNOWING
GOD IS OMNISCIENT – HE IS ALL KNOWING
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God posses
all knowledge there is to have. Nothing ever takes him by surprise.
·
God knows all
there is to know about us.
·
However, the
knowledge of our past or future does not influence his present response to us.
·
God always
deals with us on the basis of our sincerity in the present now.
·
We can fool
ourselves
·
We can fool
others
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But we cannot
fool God
Job 21:22-26 says:
22 "Can anyone teach knowledge to God,
since he judges even the highest?
Isaiah 40:10-15 (pg. 511)
10 See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power,
and his arm rules for him.
See, his reward is with him,
and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends
his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
he gently leads those that have young.
12 Who has
measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
or with the breadth of his hand marked off
the heavens?
Who has held the dust of the earth in a
basket,
or weighed the mountains on the scales
and the hills in a balance?
13 Who has
understood the mind [d] of the LORD,
or instructed him as his counselor?
14 Whom did
the LORD consult to enlighten him,
and who taught him the right way?
Who was it that taught him knowledge
or showed him the path of understanding?
15 Surely
the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
they are regarded as dust on the scales;
he weighs the islands as though they were
fine dust.
Psalm 139:1-5 says:
1 O LORD, you have searched me
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 know it completely, O LORD.
5 You hem me
in—behind and before;
you have laid your hand upon me.
6 Such
knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
Hebrews
13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.
Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must
give account.
1 John
20whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater
than our hearts, and he knows everything.
·
If God is all
knowing and He lives in me, then why am I confused sometimes?
REASONS FOR BEING CONFUSED:
1. I am not reading my Bible nor spending
time with God in prayer and meditation.
2. My mind is over active and I am not
disciplining my thoughts.
3. I am listening to many voices.
4. I am not connected to God’s spirit.
5. I am overextended and tired
6
I am in a hurry.
TO RECEIVE GOD’S DIVINE KNOWLEDGE AND
WISDOM:
1) RECOGNIZE THAT GOD’S WISDOM IS VERY
CLOSE TO YOU – THE HOLY SPIRIT_______________(WITHIN) HAS THE KNOWLEDGE/WISDOM
YOU SEEK.
John 14:25-26 says:
25"All this I have spoken while still with you. 26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will
send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I
have said to you.
2) ________(ASK) GOD FOR THE WISDOM THAT
IS ALREADY _____________(INSIDE) YOU THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
James 1:1-8 says:
5If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who
gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he
who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7That man should not think he will receive anything from the
Lord; 8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he
does.
3) CONTINUE TO HAVE DAILY
____________(QUIET) _____________(TIMES) WITH GOD CONSISTING OF PRAYER, BIBLE
STUDY AND MEDITATION.
4) BE __________(STILL) AND ___________(QUIET)
SO YOU CAN HEAR THE SPIRIT SPEAK WITHIN YOU.
Psalm 46:10 says:
10 "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
5) IN FAITH, VERBALLY
_____________(DECREE) THAT YOU HAVE _______________(RECEIVED) THE
WISDOM/KNOWLEDGE YOU SEEK BY REPEATING SOMETHING LIKE “GOD, I THANK YOU THAT YOUR
WISDOM GUIDES ME IN ALL MY WAYS AND YOU ALWAYS SEE TO IT THAT I TAKE THE RIGHT
PATH IN THE ROAD”.
Job 22:21-30 (pg. 372)
says:
21Submit to God and be at peace with him;
in this way prosperity will come to you.
22 Accept
instruction from his mouth
and lay up his words in your heart.
23 If you
return to the Almighty, you will be restored:
If you remove wickedness far from your
tent
24 and
assign your nuggets to the dust,
your gold of Ophir to the rocks in the
ravines,
25 then the
Almighty will be your gold,
the choicest silver for you.
26 Surely
then you will find delight in the Almighty
and will lift up your face to God.
27 You will
pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows.
28 What you
decide on will be done,
and light will shine on your ways.
29 When men
are brought low and you say, 'Lift them up!'
then he will save the downcast.
30 He will
deliver even one who is not innocent,
who will be delivered through the
cleanness of your hands."
6) AFTER YOU HAVE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME
WITH GOD ALONE, HUMBLE YOURSELF AND ASK WISE, ________________(MATURE)
CHRISTIANS FOR WISDOM – LOOK FOR __________________(EXPERTS) IN THE AREA YOU
NEED WISDOM IN.
·
Have a
counsel of advisors you can run your ideas by before you act on them.
Proverbs 15:21-25 (pg.
459) says:
21 Folly delights a man who lacks judgment,
but a man of understanding keeps a
straight course.
22 Plans
fail for lack of counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.
23 A man
finds joy in giving an apt reply—
and how good is a timely word!
24 The path
of life leads upward for the wise
to keep him from going down to the grave. [a]
25 The LORD
tears down the proud man's house
but he keeps the widow's boundaries
intact.
7) BE _________________(PATIENT) IN THE
PROCESS - NEVER MAKE DECISIONS WHEN YOU ARE ____________________(DESPARATE) OR
EMOTIONALLY _______________(DOWN).
8) BE ____________________(COMFORTABLE)
WITH _______ - ______________(NON ACTION) UNTIL GOD GIVES YOU THE WISDOM YOU
SEEK.
9) SOMETIMES KNOWING THAT GOD KNOWS IS
_________________(ENOUGH) TO SOOTH OUR ANZIETY – “ALTHOUGH WE MAY NOT KNOW WHAT
TOMMOROW HOLDS, WE KNOW THE ONE WHO HOLDS TOMMORROW”!
10) ONCE YOU THINK YOU HAVE HEARD FROM
GOD, RUN IT BY YOUR _________________(COUNSEL) OF _________________(ADVISORS)
AGAIN TO MAKE SURE YOU HEARD FROM GOD.
Who should be on your counsel of
advisors?
11) ONCE THE SPIRIT REVEALS THE WISDOM
YOU SEEK, _____________(PURSUE) IT WITH ALL YOUR HEAT IMMEDIATELY – TAKE ACTION
WITHOUT HESTIATION!
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