“Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.” Now somebody asked the question, “How can God do that?” Well, I don’t know. Because the psalmist here said he didn’t know. “Such knowledge is too wonderful” for us, but it doesn’t keep God from knowing everything. And, actually, the omniscience of God is not an occasion for terror, but actually for comfort. You know, He saved me and yet He knew me. That’s the amazing thing about it. God knows us, and yet He’ll save us. How wonderful He is.
Get ready to fight the good fight against legalism in Galatians. When this letter was written, it defended the gospel of Christ from people who wanted to reduce it to rules. Not surprising, Galatians has provided the backbone for several great spiritual revivals around the world. Freedom, we learn, is a serious fight. Allow grace to revolutionize your own life through these seven lessons from Dr. J. Vernon McGee.