He Knows

The Triune God of the universe--Father, Son, and Spirit--knows our frames, that we are but dust; fragile creatures who struggle day-by-day in our efforts to please Him. That is why we must rest in our opinion of ourself and of others of His children in the answer to Peter's rhetorical plea--"Jesus, you know all things, and you know that I love you." Yes, He does know. He knows that we love Him. That is why He is the God who looks into our hearts and sees our feeble faith ...and wavering obedient love and is still pleased with us for He knows that we do love Him and that our heart's desire is to please Him with our walk of faith. And that is why He calls David--faults, failures, and all--"a man aftet My own heart." That is why He says of Lot--yes, that Lot--"that righteous man." That is why He says of those mentioned in Hebrews 11--struggles and all--"of whom the world is not worthy." One day, when He calls us Home, He will not greet us with a reading of our faults and failures--even eternity may not be long enough for that--but with a smile, a "thank you," and the words, "Well done! Good and faithul servant! Enter into My joy." So, when you want to wallow in your past, or accuse other believers of their failures--you do know who the accuser of God's children is, don't you?--remember, as you walk on the shores of your Galilee with Him by your side, that He knows all things and He knows that you (and those others of His children) love Him. His word to you is the same--"don't be defeated by your past, focus on the now, focus on the future, go on now, feed my sheep."

"Lord you know all things and you know that I love You."


"Yes, I know child, I know that you love Me."