Our Knowledge is Partial and Incomplete, but God is Omniscient

This morning, I read the story of the healing of Naaman (2 Kings 5:1-19).  From it, I learnt the importance of trusting God and not depending on my own understanding.  Proverbs 3:5 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding" (New Living Translation).  

Elisha instructed Naaman to go to the Jordan and wash himself so that he may be healed.  Naaman was reluctant at first, but eventually followed Elisha's instruction and received his healing.

Like Elisha, God sometimes gives us instructions that we do not understand.  According to our intellect, these instructions do not make any sense.  We expect something else, not the instruction that God has given us at that point in time, and are reluctant to do what God has instructed us to do.

Well, I have news for you…

God still expects us to trust him and carry out those instructions as Elisha expected Naaman to trust him and follow his instruction.

Why should we trust God and not depend on our own understanding?

Here are two reasons:

1.        Our knowledge is partial and incomplete
In 1 Corinthians, Paul says, "Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete… we see things imperfectly as in a cloudy mirror," (1 Corinthians 13:9,12).  We do not have knowledge of everything.  Our knowledge is limited to our education and experiences.  But complete knowledge spans beyond our education and experiences.

2.        God is Omniscient
In Psalm 147:5, the psalmist declared, "Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit." God's knowledge is perfect and eternal. He knows all things which can be known, past, present, and future. God also knows how best to attain His desired ends. We can only but trust Him to lead us to those ends.

Like Naaman, we will only see our breakthroughs when we do what God has told us to do. God knows everything that has happened and everything that will happen. He knows how things will turn out in the end.  On the other hand, we do not have knowledge of everything.  Our knowledge is limited to our education and experiences. So, let us put our trust in the Lord. Let us not depend on our own understanding. Amen

Do not let the day pass

Do not let the day pass
Without a smile, better still a laugh, on your face
Tickle the soul with glee
Give worry and anxiety a bitter blow
 
Do not let the day pass
Without learning anything new
Each day has its lesson
Search it out at any cost

Do not let the day pass
Idle
Doing nothing
Poverty and lack will soon creep into your house

Do not let the day pass
Without working towards fulfilment of your dreams
The fulfilment is only but the last step
The journey to them is actually much longer

Do not let the day pass
Without making the most of the opportunity that is before you
Stop assuming that there will be late arrivals
They might just not turn up

Do not let the day pass
Without making peace with your neighbour
Never abandon a friend – either yours or your father's
In the day of calamity, a neighbour living nearby will be of better help than a relative far away

Do not let the day pass
Without communion with God
Life is but a moment that passes away with each new day
What is today is tomorrow no more

Mothers’ Day Special

I posted the following article once or twice before but feel the urge to post it again.  I hope it helps you remember what such a special person your mother is or, if you are a mother, what such a special person you are.  

Going through what Mama went through…  

… is what it is going to take to make your life count.

Really, I mean it!

Going through what Mama went through is what it is going to take to make your life count: her life models the path to greatness that many of us dream of.  

To justify my point, let's have a look at what Mama went through.

She was wooed by a man
A man saw her and became interested in her.  He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her so he set about wooing her to himself.  Likewise, God is interested in spending eternity with you so He is constantly wooing you to Himself.  

She had an intimate relationship with her man
When the man had wooed her to himself and she had fallen for him they began to get to know each other in a much deeper and intimate way.  Likewise, God woos you to himself so that you enter into an intimate relationship with Him.  Through this, He creates an opportunity for you to get to know Him; He knows you already.  

She became pregnant for her man and gave birth to a baby
As she pursued an intimate relationship with her man, she became pregnant for him and gave birth to a baby. Likewise, as you pursue an intimate relationship with God, He is going to impregnate you with and cause you to give birth to His vision.  

She natured her baby until it grew up
When the baby was born, she rearranged her entire life so that she could nature baby until it grew up to maturity. Likewise, you are to nature the vision that God gives you and see to it that it does not die but live to impact this generation and the generations to come.