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Friday, June 3, 2016
Message Summary: So, as His children redeemed by faith in Christ, let us find great assurance and deep-settled peace in the theological truth that God is all-knowing. Since we know only in part, seeing only through a glass darkly, let us not attempt to lead, but follow the leading of our omniscient God!
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"Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite" (Psalm 147:5). "He knows everything" (1 John 3:20b).
Buzz
Lightyear is a fictional character well-known and often imitated from the Toy Story movie. He is
famously known for his phrase, "To infinity... and beyond!" If you've
ever seen the movie you can probably hear him saying that! (video clip).
For some this just may be their most familiar use of the word infinity.
This morning I was visiting with several workers and inquired as to what
they thought would be the most popular usage of infinity. Without
hesitation they recalled Buzz Lightyear!
Infinity is a concept in mathematics and philosophy that refers to a quantity without bound or end. By its very definition it's a concept hard to grasp. Infinitude is a noun which means "the state or quality of being infinite or having no limit".
Google is a popular search engine, familiar by most. Likely you have used it many times. It's named
after a rather obscure number called a googol. Now it's been a
few years since I studied math which was never one of my stronger
subjects, so I have a hard time even expressing this figure, which is
10 to the power of one hundred or 1 with a hundred 0's after it. I read
that this is more than all the hydrogen atoms in the
universe, but the article didn't specify who counted them. I suppose that's about as close to infinity as one can
get on this side! However, infinity is way beyond this by its very definition.
Infinity is also a word that describes God's knowledge, an attribute known to theologians as omniscience. The first daily Scripture states, "His understanding is infinite." The second daily Scripture portion succinctly describes this attribute in three words, "He knows everything." Omniscience is the capacity to know everything infinitely, to be "all-knowing". Now that's really hard to grasp, I suppose actually impossible with our finite minds!
Elsewhere the Scriptures teach this truth using illustrations such as the
number of hairs on our head being numbered (every hair on every head,
present tense). In Scripture the purpose of expressing this
knowledge is to give the believer an assurance of God's care. In
the case of our hairs being counted it's in the context of "Why do you
worry?" In the case of the daily text it's in regard to the
assurance of our hearts understanding God's forgiveness.
Today we can receive tremendous encouragement from the truth that God knows everything. He is active both macroscopically and microscopically. He is involved not only in the big picture, but in the minute details of our lives (such as knowing the number of hairs on our head).
So, as His children redeemed by faith in Christ, let us find great assurance and deep-settled peace in the theological truth that God is infinite and all-knowing. Since we know only in part; seeing through a glass darkly, let us not attempt to lead, but follow the leading of our omniscient God!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father,
Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path giving
direction when I would otherwise be led astray. Help me to daily
remember that You do the leading and I do the following, since You know
all things including the past, present and future. In Your
infinite knowledge and wisdom You watch over me, care for my needs, and remind me of the very important command, "Do not be dismayed for I am your God." Sometimes
we become discouraged and confused about matters that make no sense to
us which leads us to doubt and second guess Your overall plan. But in
Your omniscience You remind us that You are our God, You know all
things, You will strengthen and uphold us by Your righteous right hand.
Infinite God, we are thankful to You! Amen.
Our neighbor Lester and his family were planting tomatoes yesterday. Brooksyne took this photo through our windshield from her passenger seat as we drove alongside their field on Colebrook Road. Click on photo to enlarge though it will be a bit grainy.
Here's a photo from the same farm 5 years ago.
Raymond is a mechanical engineer standing beside his own contraption. Anyone know what it is used for? (See below for answer*)
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"He Knows My Name" Video The Maranatha Singers
"Say Amen" Video Brian Free & Assurance
"The Baptism of Jesse Taylor" Video Guy Penrod This song tells the story of an earnest life-transforming conversion of Jesse Taylor.
"I Believe" Video Jimmy Fortune Dedicated to our friends Larry and Tina who will be down here in Lancaster County on Saturday to hear Jimmy Fortune live.
"Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary" Video The Collingsworth Family We dedicate this song to several we encountered yesterday in the course of our chaplaincy work who are enduring heavy burdens. We also do so for our readers going through a difficult time.
His Eye Is On the Sparrow: The Doctrine of God's Omniscience An online teaching by Ray Pritchard
What does it mean that God is omniscient? Short teaching from gotquestions.org website
"The Omniscience of God" Sermon by AW Tozer Audio
* Raymond's contraption is an electronic timer for a pinewood derby race.
"The Infinitude of God"
Message Summary: So, as His children redeemed by faith in Christ, let us find great assurance and deep-settled peace in the theological truth that God is all-knowing. Since we know only in part, seeing only through a glass darkly, let us not attempt to lead, but follow the leading of our omniscient God!
Listen to this
message on your
audio player."Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite" (Psalm 147:5). "He knows everything" (1 John 3:20b).
Father of all, omniscient Mind,
Thy wisdom who can comprehend?
Its highest point what eye can find,
Or to its lowest depths descend?
Thy wisdom who can comprehend?
Its highest point what eye can find,
Or to its lowest depths descend?
Buzz
Lightyear is a fictional character well-known and often imitated from the Toy Story movie. He is
famously known for his phrase, "To infinity... and beyond!" If you've
ever seen the movie you can probably hear him saying that! (video clip).
For some this just may be their most familiar use of the word infinity.
This morning I was visiting with several workers and inquired as to what
they thought would be the most popular usage of infinity. Without
hesitation they recalled Buzz Lightyear!Infinity is a concept in mathematics and philosophy that refers to a quantity without bound or end. By its very definition it's a concept hard to grasp. Infinitude is a noun which means "the state or quality of being infinite or having no limit".
Google is a popular search engine, familiar by most. Likely you have used it many times. It's named
after a rather obscure number called a googol. Now it's been a
few years since I studied math which was never one of my stronger
subjects, so I have a hard time even expressing this figure, which is
10 to the power of one hundred or 1 with a hundred 0's after it. I read
that this is more than all the hydrogen atoms in the
universe, but the article didn't specify who counted them. I suppose that's about as close to infinity as one can
get on this side! However, infinity is way beyond this by its very definition.Infinity is also a word that describes God's knowledge, an attribute known to theologians as omniscience. The first daily Scripture states, "His understanding is infinite." The second daily Scripture portion succinctly describes this attribute in three words, "He knows everything." Omniscience is the capacity to know everything infinitely, to be "all-knowing". Now that's really hard to grasp, I suppose actually impossible with our finite minds!
Elsewhere the Scriptures teach this truth using illustrations such as the
number of hairs on our head being numbered (every hair on every head,
present tense). In Scripture the purpose of expressing this
knowledge is to give the believer an assurance of God's care. In
the case of our hairs being counted it's in the context of "Why do you
worry?" In the case of the daily text it's in regard to the
assurance of our hearts understanding God's forgiveness.Today we can receive tremendous encouragement from the truth that God knows everything. He is active both macroscopically and microscopically. He is involved not only in the big picture, but in the minute details of our lives (such as knowing the number of hairs on our head).
So, as His children redeemed by faith in Christ, let us find great assurance and deep-settled peace in the theological truth that God is infinite and all-knowing. Since we know only in part; seeing through a glass darkly, let us not attempt to lead, but follow the leading of our omniscient God!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father,
Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path giving
direction when I would otherwise be led astray. Help me to daily
remember that You do the leading and I do the following, since You know
all things including the past, present and future. In Your
infinite knowledge and wisdom You watch over me, care for my needs, and remind me of the very important command, "Do not be dismayed for I am your God." Sometimes
we become discouraged and confused about matters that make no sense to
us which leads us to doubt and second guess Your overall plan. But in
Your omniscience You remind us that You are our God, You know all
things, You will strengthen and uphold us by Your righteous right hand.
Infinite God, we are thankful to You! Amen.
See Isaiah 41:10
Our neighbor Lester and his family were planting tomatoes yesterday. Brooksyne took this photo through our windshield from her passenger seat as we drove alongside their field on Colebrook Road. Click on photo to enlarge though it will be a bit grainy.
Here's a photo from the same farm 5 years ago.
Raymond is a mechanical engineer standing beside his own contraption. Anyone know what it is used for? (See below for answer*)
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"He Knows My Name" Video The Maranatha Singers
"Say Amen" Video Brian Free & Assurance
"The Baptism of Jesse Taylor" Video Guy Penrod This song tells the story of an earnest life-transforming conversion of Jesse Taylor.
"I Believe" Video Jimmy Fortune Dedicated to our friends Larry and Tina who will be down here in Lancaster County on Saturday to hear Jimmy Fortune live.
"Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary" Video The Collingsworth Family We dedicate this song to several we encountered yesterday in the course of our chaplaincy work who are enduring heavy burdens. We also do so for our readers going through a difficult time.
His Eye Is On the Sparrow: The Doctrine of God's Omniscience An online teaching by Ray Pritchard
What does it mean that God is omniscient? Short teaching from gotquestions.org website
"The Omniscience of God" Sermon by AW Tozer Audio
* Raymond's contraption is an electronic timer for a pinewood derby race.
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