O LORD, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.
Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me. | Psalm 139:1–10
All boys and girls go to school as soon as they are old enough. They go to school to learn. There is so much to learn.
But God never goes to school. God does not have to learn. God knows all things.
God knows things that we cannot know. He knows how many stars there are up in the sky. He calls the stars by their names.
God knows things we cannot see. He knows how the big trees push their roots into the ground, and how they send water up through the stems to each little leaf.
God knows all that is in our hearts, too. He knows what we think. He knows every secret. God knows all things.
The Bible tells us about a great king, Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar had a strange dream one night. When he awoke, he could not remember his dream. That made him unhappy.
The king sent for his wise men. He said to them, “Tell me my dream!” But they could not tell the king his dream. How could they know the king’s dream? Then the king was angry.
Daniel was one of the king’s wise men. Daniel said, “I will ask God to tell me the king’s dream.”
Daniel said, “God knows all secret things. He knows even what is in the darkness. He knows even our dreams” Daniel prayed to God and God told Daniel the king’s dream. God knew it all the time. And then Daniel told it to the king.
God even knows everything that is going to happen. We make plans. We say, “Tomorrow I will go out and play,” or “Tomorrow I will go to school” But we are not sure of what we shall do tomorrow. Only God knows for sure what will happen tomorrow, and the next day, and next year….
God is very great. He knows all things.
Something to Talk About
- Why do boys and girls go to school?
- Does God have to learn things?
- How much does God know about you and me?
- How can this bring us comfort?
- How does this change how we read our Bible?
Memory Verse
O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar. | Psalm 139:1-2