HE ALREADY KNOWS!
HE ALREADY KNOWS!
Have you ever been in a situation where you desperately needed someone to talk to, but you didn’t know whom you could trust?
Perhaps you had made a mistake. A terrible mistake, even.
Perhaps you were struggling with thoughts you were ashamed to admit you had entertained.
Or you had done something you knew was wrong, and the thought of anyone finding out filled you with dread.
You wanted help, but you were afraid of being judged. And so you kept quiet.
Or perhaps you confided in someone, only to discover that the very person you trusted was now judging you, condemning you, or even making a mockery of your situation.
May I ask you something then?
HAVE YOU TALKED TO GOD ABOUT IT?
I recently found myself thinking about something that has been quite liberating.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I CANNOT TELL GOD! Nothing!
Not because everything I do is right. Certainly not! But because there is absolutely nothing about me that He does not already know!
Think about that for a moment.
God knows what we have done. He knows what we are doing. He even knows what we are contemplating doing! He knows our thoughts before we express them.
He knows the things we have carefully concealed from everyone else.
He knows the mistakes we regret, the weaknesses we struggle with, and the situations we have somehow managed to get ourselves into. And none of it takes Him by surprise!
Listen to what David says in the Psalms:
“You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.” Psalm 139:1–4 (NIV)
BEFORE WE EVEN SAY IT, HE KNOWS!
So why are we sometimes afraid to talk to Him?
Why do we imagine that if we tell God what we have done, He will suddenly discover something dreadful about us and turn away in disappointment?
As though He might exclaim, “You naughty child! How could you?”
But God is not waiting for us to reveal something He doesn’t already know!
GOD KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT US BEFORE HE GAVE EVERYTHING FOR US!
“But God has shown us how much he loves us—it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us!” Romans 5:8 (GNT)
Did you notice that?
God did not wait for us to become perfect, sinless or deserving of His love before giving His Son for us.
He knew us completely.
And still, He loved us.
What God knows about us and of us has never been and will never be an obstacle to His love for us! His love is steadfast.
Now, that does not mean God approves of everything we do. He is a holy God, and His Word makes that abundantly clear.
But there is a difference between correcting us in love and condemning us.
There is a difference between being shown that something is wrong and being rejected because we have done something wrong.
But thanks be to God because:
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus…” Romans 8:1 (KJV)
Remember Adam in the Garden of Eden?
After he disobeyed God, he hid.
And God called out to him:
“Where art thou?” Genesis 3:9 (KJV)
Do you suppose God didn’t know where Adam was? Of course He did!
Yet Adam was hiding from the very One who knew exactly what had happened.
And aren’t we sometimes like Adam?
We hide from the very One who can help us!
We carry our guilt, our fears and our troubles around, sometimes for years, when we could simply bring them before our heavenly Father.
And listen to His invitation to us:
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 (KJV)
COME BOLDLY!
Not after we have successfully sorted everything out.
Not after we have found a convincing explanation for our behaviour.
Not after we have somehow made ourselves worthy of His attention.
Just come, boldly.
Come based on our status as His righteousness in Christ.
After all, Scripture says, “but the righteous are bold as a lion.” Proverbs 28:1b (KJV)
We are invited to come to obtain mercy and find grace to help IN TIME OF NEED!
And isn’t that precisely when we need Him most?
When we are afraid.
When we are ashamed.
When we have made a mess of things.
When we are confused.
When we are tired.
When we don’t know which way to turn.
When we don’t even know where to begin.
Dear friend, please let me encourage you today.
TALK TO GOD ABOUT IT! Whatever it is.
Tell Him what happened.
Tell Him what you’re thinking.
Tell Him what you’re struggling with.
Tell Him what you’re afraid of.
And ask Him to help you.
He may correct you. He may lead you to make amends, seek forgiveness, or take steps you would rather avoid.
But you can trust Him to lead you in truth and wisdom.
You don’t have to pretend with God.
You don’t have to hide your mess from the One who invites you to come to Him for help.
And perhaps this is what I find most liberating and refreshing:
THE ONE WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT ME IS THE VERY ONE I CAN TELL EVERYTHING!
So, what is it that you have been afraid to talk to God about?
Why not talk to Him today?
HE ALREADY KNOWS!
OLUYINKA EGO-MARTINS ©