But God Knows Everything! (Proverbs 16:2)

If God knows everything, why do I have to pray? Why do I have to confess my sins?

Why? Why? Why me?

Yes, it is all about me, isn’t it?

God does know everything. He knows my every secret thought and hidden action I do when I am alone, when I think no one can observe me. He knows the selfish motives behind my most seemingly appearing noble actions. He knows the darkness of my heart when I am attempting to shed a pious light into a conflict.

So, if He does know, why do I have to do anything?

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit.

Proverbs 16:2 (ESV)

God knows everything. He knows the sinful motives of my heart. And by His grace and mercy, He is patient with me to learn the truth for myself. I convince myself that my actions are in God’s will. I justify my behavior by seeking the approval of men rather than God. But unless I hold everything, my thoughts, my actions, my life-up to the light of God’s Word, it is rubbish, worthy to be burned and discarded.

God wants me to take my every thought to Him in prayer. Only by doing so, will God show me the true motives of my desires. Do I seek to serve Him or am I substituting another idol in my heart?

God knows everything.

And in spite of this, He still loves me as His child because I have confessed and repented of my sins and placed my trust in His Son, Jesus Christ, as my Lord and Savior.

What a loving and merciful God we serve!

Love and trust the Lord; seek His will in your life.