Hope for the Future – Part 1

Job 28:24 ” For he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.”

Nothing. Nothing goes unnoticed by God. He is omniscient! Sometimes that’s hard to grasp when we see everything around us just crumbling and it seems like God isn’t doing anything. But He is and He knows, ALL!

He makes Job 28:24 personal. He knows all about us, each and everyone of us. Let’s take a look at a few verses.

He knew me in the past, before I was born.

Psalm 139:13 – “For you created my inmost being; knit me together in my mother’s womb.”

He knows me in the present.

Matthew 10:30 – ” And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Luke 12:7 -“Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”

He knows me in the future.

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans (thoughts) to give you give you a HOPE and a future.“ Deuteronomy 31:8 -The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

He knew me when I was being formed in my mother’s womb. He was there with me. And He not only knows the number of hairs on my head, he knows how many are gray, how many are colored and what colors they are. After all He did put them there, well not the colored ones. And He is already there in my future. And He knows all about each and everyone one of us!! He gave us life; He created us.

It may feel like God is so far removed from the evil that is taking place right now in this world and it may feel like God has abandoned you, us. But it’s not God. It’s us. It’s me. It’s you and I who have distanced ourselves from Him.

1 Corinthians 2:9 – “However, as it is written: ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived’ — the things God has prepared for those who love him.” God is still working behind the scenes. He is still with us and He will never leave us or forsake us.

Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

We need to draw near to God and He will draw near to us and give us rest; an added bonus.

James 4:8 – “Come near to God and he will come near to you…”

Matthew 11:28 – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” We need to seek God in the midst of our trials and in the midst of the chaos around us.

We can’t know all that God knows. We have to trust in His sovereignty. He is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. He views the ends of the earth. We may not always feel His presence, but we can become aware of His presence and KNOW that He is near and with us.

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Scripture quoted from NIV