We live in the information age. According to Wikipedia, human existence has advanced through several historical ages progressing from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age to the Iron Age to the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age to the Space Age and we current live in the Information Age which is made up of the Multimedia Age, the Social Age and The Big Data Age. No wonder we age so quickly.
The daily news cycles keep us informed of the latest developments in politics, science, weather, and entertainment. Just a few centuries ago, even the biggest news took months to cross continents and oceans. Today, we are informed in seconds of even the minutest details that have little to no bearing on our lives whatsoever.
Many people constantly check various apps on their phones to stay current in all areas. Some check the news several times a day which primarily reports political developments. Others constantly access market data to see how their financial investments are faring. Still others keep up with the weather to determine their clothing and recreational choices while many teens and adults constantly check their social media accounts to find how many likes they have and what others are saying about them.
Most Americans will be connected to either their televisions or their phones this coming Tuesday night to discover election results. Others will retire early making it their first priority Wednesday morning to check the outcomes. While I’m grateful for instantaneous information, it’s often overwhelming and even depressing in volume as well as content.
It’s comforting to know that God never has to check any of these outlets to know what has happened. He never wakes up wondering how many people like Him, His deeds, His weather, His judgments, or His words. Not only is He resolute enough in His truth not to be swayed by human opinions, He doesn’t need our affirmation for His emotional health.
Another reason He doesn’t depend on all forms of media is because He knows today what tomorrow’s news will be. He already knows the outcome of this presidential election as well as all the ones to come. He doesn’t have to check the markets to see how His stocks are doing for His infinite value never fluctuates. Since He controls the weather, His plans are not altered by precipitation or temperature. He could, if He so wished, give us the forecasts for the next 200 years.
He knew yesterday what you would hear from your doctor today. He knew last month what tonight’s major news stories would be. He knew a thousand years ago whose names would be in today’s obituaries as well as what new babies would be born.
God’s omniscience provides inestimable comfort to every human soul who believes and accepts this great truth. It gives peace in the midst of great tumult and enables us to give thanks no matter if the election’s outcome is to our liking or not. He already knows the results. Nothing ever takes Him by surprise.
God knows all of this not because He ruthlessly dictates human behavior, but because He knows us so well that He knows what decisions we’ll make before we make them. And He knows what the results of what those decisions will be. He is perfect in knowledge and knows everything from the beginning to the end of time.
Knowing beforehand what decisions you and I would make throughout our lives, God also made provision for us. Before He even created the world, He knew that we would disobey and need someone to save us from our bad choices. He planned for it and dealt with on Calvary’s cross where His Son died for the sins of all humans. It only remains for us to make the wisest choice of all and elect Jesus as our personal Savior.
As we anxiously await next week’s election results, let us find solace and peace remembering that God already knows the outcome and that nothing will to happen to us until it goes through His sieve first. Let’s pray, let’s vote, and let’s trust.
Blessings, George