**Sip Saturday is written by our Saturday morning contributor, M.H. Elrich. A beautifully gifted Christian author who seeks to honor the Trinity in her writing. She hopes that her words will encourage women to draw closer to God, whether that is through her fantasy series or her weekly devotionals.
Cornerstone Scripture:
Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
-Hebrews 4:13 KJV
“Spit out your gum.”
“Take off your hat.”
“Keep your hands to yourself.”
“Are you listening?”
These are all things I’ve said in my classroom, and they aren’t the most random (I’ve had to tell a student to stop making balloon animals. Yupp, you read that right.) Every time I say something like this without even looking in the direction of the student, they always exclaim,
“How do you do that, Mrs. Elrich?”
I smile. “Practice.”
And I mean it. Years of classroom management has made it so that I spot the slightest hint of gum in a student’s mouth. A mere shimmer of a shoelace makes it so I know when a student tries to trip another. The merest whisper causes words of warning to slip through my lips.
When I am in the classroom, I see many things. But even I am not perfect. I am not all seeing. I may miss someone’s hidden phone or gum. Sometimes, I don’t notice someone’s hat until halfway through the class period. I am a fallible mortal.
The same can’t be said of God. He is omniscient, which means He knows everything. Every thought. Every action. Every heart beat. All things are open to him, as if we were all standing naked before him. As scary as it may seem, God is present and sees all.
Like a child, we may find ourselves saying to God in heaven, “How did you do that?”
I wonder if he will smile and say, “I just know.”
God’s omniscience should be both comforting and convicting. Comforting because God is always there and knows our struggles and sorrows. Convicting because he knows when we have sinful thoughts—our every sin is exposed under his gaze.
We should live our lives acknowledging his ever present place and his all knowing mind. Thank God for the blessings. Ask for forgiveness for the sins. Rest knowing he will right every wrong, even the ones done in the dark.
He is our omniscient God, worthy of every praise.
Dear Lord, you are omniscient. Sometimes that scares me and sometimes it comforts me. May your knowledge comfort me more than concern me as I continue to live my life for your glory. In Your Son’s Name, Amen.
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