How well does God know you?

In Psalm 139:1-6, David says God has "searched" and "known" him completely. In this study on God's attributes, Dr. Toby Holt explores the omniscience, or all-knowing, of God.

God knows our sitting down and rising up, our thoughts, even our words before we speak them. His knowledge is not gained over time the way we get to know a friend — He knows all things instantly and perfectly, and is never surprised. The comfort: the God who knows us fully, sin and all, loves us still.

Questions this study answers:

1. How does God's omniscience bring both conviction and comfort? It convicts us, because He sees everything; it comforts us, because He knows us fully and loves us anyway.

2. Is God ever surprised or learning? No. God knows all things at once and perfectly. He never grows in knowledge or discovers anything new.

3. How should God's all-knowing reshape how we live? It moves us to honesty before Him and trust in Him. The God who knows everything also knows what is best.

"Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it." — Psalm 139:6 (NKJV)

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more verse-by-verse Bible teaching at newgeneva.org; support this ministry at newgeneva.org/give.