A friend of mine teaches the adult Sunday School class at our church. This morning he made an interesting comment that I have been mulling over.
I would like to present his parable and shine some light on the fascinating truths from Scripture.
"If God wants an Oak Tree in your yard today, He will have a squirrel drop an acorn in your yard, 500 years ago."
This parable teaches principles about God's power and trustworthiness. This will result in your faith growing as you move closer to God.
(a) God is all-knowing
God is never caught off guard. God has never been surprised by anything. I am not going to pretend to understand all the ramifications of this principle but it is staggering. This has a positive and a negative aspect.
POSITIVE: God knows my every fear, pain, frustration, depression, success, failure, and everything else.
NEGATIVE: God knows my ever sin, violation of His Word, evil thought, improper motivation, character failure, unhealthy desire, and everything else.
"For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things." 1 John 3:20
"God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God." 1 Corinthians 2:10
"Would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart." Psalm 44:21
(b) God is all-powerful
Nothing is too great for God. Often we attempt to impose our human weaknesses onto God. Nothing could be further from the truth.
"O Sovereign LORD! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for You!" Jeremiah 32:17
"To whom will you compare to Me? Who is My equal?" asks the Holy One. Look up into the heavens. Who created the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of His great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing." Isaiah 40:25-26
"For nothing is impossible with God" Luke 1:37
"Our God is in the heavens, and he does as he wishes." Psalm 115:3
(c) God is all-eternal
Don't ask me to explain this in detail because this concept is mind boggling. God is not restrained by time. Time is a restriction imposed on humanity but has no impact on the eternal God. Think about it, the definition of eternal means there is no beginning or ending.
"But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day." 2 Peter 3:8
"Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish." Isaiah 46:10
C.S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity, p. 147, "If you picture Time as a straight line along which we have to travel, then you must picture God as the whole page on which the line is drawn."
