The thought struck me this morning, that it is a good thing that in God omniscience is coupled with perfect love.
To know all things without being perfect in love would result in Hell. There have been stories about what it would be like to read minds. Usually, the one who is given this ability figures out pretty quickly that it is a curse rather than a blessing.
It is only perfect love which can provide a means of dealing with all the knowledge about people. I rest in the belief that even though God knows the darkest parts of me, his perfect love (coupled with infinite wisdom) provides a path for this darkness to be exposed to the light of his grace.
For me to know all the darkest parts of people would either overwhelm me or provide an opportunity for my flesh to gain an advantage.
Thank God that as believers, who are indwelt by the living God, we can love others with God's love and not rely on our own ability to love. We also have the promise in James 1:5 that God will provide wisdom when we lack it. 1 Peter 4:8 tells us that love covers a multiple of sins. Let us love one another.
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