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June 12
Thursday


IT'S
ELEMENTARY!

READ:
Psalm 139:1-6
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Known to God from
eternity are all His
works. __Acts 15:18
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On a a recent trip to London, we exited the Baker Street under-ground station where we were greeted by a life-size statue of legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. Created by novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes was a investigative genius who could routinely assess seemingly random clues and solve the mystery.

Baffled by Holmes' uncanny brilliance, his sidekick, Dr. Watson, would ask for an explanation__to which Holmes would glibly respond, "Elementary!" and then proceed to unfold the solution.

If only life operated that way. So often,we face events and circumstances that are far more baffling than a Sherlock Holmes mystery. We struggle to figure life out, but we always seem to come up short.

In times like these, it's comforting to know that we have a God who doesn't need to assess the situation__He already knows everything perfectly well. In Acts 15:18 we read, "Known to God from eternity are all His works." He never has to wonder or resort to inductive reasoning.

Despite our finiteness, our lives rest in the hands of the One who knows all the whats, whys, and whens we'll ever face. As we trust in Him, He'll guide us in the path He desires us to take__and His way is never wrong. __Bill Crowder
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`````````````````God is the One who sees the whole,``````````````
`````````````````````His knowledge is complete;`````````````````
``````````````````We see but portions of the truth`````````````````
```````````````As lines that never meet. __D. De Haan`````````````
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In a world of mystery,
it's a comfort to know the God who knows all things.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 139:1-6**************

1 O LORD, You have
searched me and known
me. 2 You know my sitting
down and my rising up; You
understand my thought afar
off. 3 You comprehend my
path and my lying down,
and are acquainted with all
my ways. 4 For there is not
a word on my tongue, but
behold, O LORD, You know
it altogether. 5 You have
hedged me behind and
before, and laid Your hand
upon me. 6 Such knowledge
is too wonderful for me; it
is high, I cannot attain it.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The doctrine of omniscience means that God knows all things actual
and possible. This has important implications for our spiritual lives.
God searches and knows the intent of our hearts (1 Chron. 28:9;
Heb. 4:12) and is aware of all our needs (Matt. 6:32). Because of
His unlimited knowledge and righteous moral character, we can be
assured of fair treatment in the day of judgment (2 Cor. 5:10). In the
marvelous work of salvation and sanctification, God knew us from
eternity past. "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be
conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn
among many brethren" (Rom. 8:29). __Dennis Fisher