1 John 3:20 – “For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.”  ESV

As I read, prayed, and mused on the Word today, a reality we all know exploded in my heart and mind.  That reality is God knows! God knows what?   He knows Everything!   There are several examples in the Book of Acts that leaped off the page at me this morning.

In Acts 8, Philip preached in Samaria and saw a great outpouring.  Then, the Holy Spirit said, “Philip, leave here and head south.”  There were no other instructions.  The directive was to head south into the desert.   Why?  The Ethiopian eunuch was seeking God while riding in a chariot.  God knew where he was and the condition of his heart.   Had Philip not been obedient, that man could have been lost for eternity.  God knows!

In Acts 9, Saul, the terrorizer, had his encounter with Jesus and was led into Damascus blind.   Ananias was directed to go to a specific house and pray for Saul.   As a result, Saul was healed, and I suggest that confirmation was an anchor in Paul’s life.  Had Ananias not been obedient, Saul might not have become Paul.   Of course, God could have found someone else, but Saul saw in a vision Ananias coming.  God knows!

Then, in Acts 10, Cornelius was praying, and an angel came and directed him to send to Joppa to a specific house and have Peter go to Caesarea.   Peter had the sheet vision which prepared his heart to understand.   He went, and Cornelius and those with him were saved and filled with the Holy Spirit.   Had Peter allowed his orthodoxy to prevail, this expansion of the kingdom might not have occurred, and the gospel might have been delayed in reaching the Gentiles.  God knows!

We must become explicitly obedient to the Holy Spirit, knowing that God knows!  God knows every detail and is watching!   Obedience is required!   Imagine what might happen when we explicitly obey the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

The reality that God knows is either a tremendous comfort or a terrifying thought!   I pray that it will bring peace today and every day!