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Today's scriptures are about God's ability to know all things at all times. It's hard for the human mind to grasp the enormity of who God is. I believe this is why we have such division our in beliefs and/or religions. We're made in God's image, but nowhere near as powerful or mighty as He. God is our Creator, so He knows our thoughts, and what we're going to say before we say it. He has given us our personality and uniqueness, and there is nothing we can hide from Him. We can put up facades for people when we don't want them to know who we really are, or what we've been through, but we can't fake anything with God, because He already knows. I believe that this fact about God is less understood than any other. There are a lot of people who carry the title "Christian", but don't know what it means to live like a Child of God, as the One who bonds us Jesus Christ. We're warned throughout the Bible not to be phony, or think higher of ourselves than we ought. We're taught to be humble, meek, truthful, kind, etc., but to do it from the heart. Life happens, and we'll go through different trials, and experience deep pain, and if they’re not properly dealt with, they could have a negative affect on our heart. Especially if we walk around with an unforgiving heart, and resentment toward the people who may have caused us pain. We’ll become bitter, and our heart grows cold, and when this happens we easily separate ourselves from God. He's often blamed for the pain, and His love for us comes into question, but what we don't understand is that He already knows everything about us. It's written that if we ask for forgiveness of sin, and repent, God will forgive us, by the blood of Jesus Christ. Repent is the key word here, because it means we must really feel remorse from the bottom of our heart. God knows us inside and out, so He knows if we’re sincere about what we speak to Him. Jesus said: Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ (Matt. 7:21-23) Our greatest commandments are to "Love the Lord with all your heart, and Love your neighbor as yourself", and when we're not doing those things we're breaking His laws. There are so many "good people" in the world, people who give themselves for the greater good of mankind, but inside, they're not right with God. When Jesus comes into our life, we're given the Holy Spirit, who lives inside of us. The Holy Spirit is also God Himself, because remember God is broken up into the trinity of "God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit". So if God Himself lives in our heart then how can we continue to live in sin? God came to earth in the flesh, as the Person of Jesus Christ, to experience life as a human, so He understands everything we face. He's everywhere, knows everything, and is present in our lives at all times, because He's the Alpha and the Omega. We try to put Him on our level, and rationalize our sin and disobedience, because God's ways don't make sense to us. Everything isn't supposed to make complete sense to us, because there's only so much that we could comprehend. Wisdom comes from God when sought, but we walk by Faith and not by Sight (2 Cor. 5:7). It's written: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. (Proverbs 3:5-7) I urge you to be sincere in everything you do, and no matter what, allow God to guide your path, and be sure to follow. Don't do things strictly because other people are doing them, but build a personal relationship with God. Allow the Holy Spirit to search your heart, and help you gain that wonderful Peace Jesus offers. We cannot achieve that type of abundance when we're attempting to fight this Spiritual battle on our own. God knows us, so be real with Him all the time, because He's always real with us; He's the same yesterday, today, and forever more. If you don't know Jesus as Lord and Savior, then that's the necessary step required for you to get closer to God. He knows all about you, can you say the same? My favorite verse to day is: Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. (Psalm 139:2)

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