On the
FlightAware website, Kathy checked the progress of the small plane her husband
Chuck was piloting to Chicago. With a few clicks, she could track when he took
off, where his flight was at any moment, and exactly when he would land. A few
decades earlier when Chuck was a pilot in West Africa, Kathy’s only contact had
been a high-frequency radio. She recalls one occasion when 3 days had passed
before she was able to reach him. She had no way of knowing that he was safe
but unable to fly because the airplane had been damaged.
But God
was always aware of exactly where Chuck was and what he was doing, just as He
is with us (Job 34:21). Nothing is hidden from His sight (Heb. 4:13). He knows
our thoughts and our words (1 Chron. 28:9; Ps. 139:4). And He knows what will
happen in the future (Isa. 46:10).
God knows
everything (1 John 3:20), and He knows you and me intimately (Ps.
139:1-10). He is aware of each temptation, each broken heart, each illness,
each worry, each sorrow we face.
What a comfort to experience care from the One of whom it is said, “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” (Rom. 11:33).
