None But God

God is the only one who is omniscient. He is the only one who will ever know all things, at all times. He alone knows the full history of earth from beginning to end, as well as the history of those who inhabit it. Furthermore, God alone is the only one who truly knows-not guesses-what is in our hearts. 1 Kings 8:39 states, "Then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know every human heart)." Since God alone knows the hearts of all men, by extension this means that humans, animals, angels, and demons, and any other spiritual powers do NOT.

We will fight spiritual battles in this life, and sometimes it can seem that our enemy knows exactly what we are thinking. Satan and his demons torment us with cruel thoughts, but once we belong to Jesus, they can never control us, nor can they read our minds. Randy Alcorn writes, "I do think a clear understanding of exactly what we're thinking is limited to the omniscient God who created us... [our enemy] can bang on the door and yell in the windows and shout his accusations, but he can't invade the premises of my mind... because the Holy Spirit is in residence."

Satan is a powerful adversary, at least as far as humans compare. But he is nothing compared to our all-powerful God. Satan may know a lot, and Satan may be very clever, but he is far from all knowing. None-not man, woman, child, angel,demon, psychic, counselor or any other power or authority-is all knowing; none but God.

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