God Knows All

by John Tilton on May 26, 2025

SCRIPTURE:

“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die.”
Genesis 1:17

 

OBSERVATION:

Did God know that Adam would eat the apple? God indeed knew that Adam would eat of the tree of knowledge and that when he did, Adam’s destiny would be death as opposed to life eternal.  Scholars note the scriptures that attest that God is “all powerful, all knowing, and all present.”  Thus, God knows all that will happen.  So, what do we do in response, if God knows what we will do?

APPLICATION:

Well, although God knows our future and everything that we will do even though He gives us the ability to choose, He knows what our choices will be.  However, even if he knows what our choices will be in terms of our actions, I believe that the choice to repent and ask for His forgiveness is what we hope will always be our choice, and therefore affirming His Word and that He knew that we would repent and be forgiven.  Then, we have a part in affirming our future and eternal life with Him.

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, thank you for giving your Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for my sin, and that although my nature is sinful, you give me a way to have eternal life with you.  May my choices be righteousness in what you knew I would and will choose.

About the Author

John Tilton

Senior Pastor John Tilton has served at New Hope Oahu since it’s launch in 1995, and has been on staff in administration and as executive pastor for the past 14 years. The values and heart behind New Hope run deeply through Pastor John’s veins as he has trained, learned, and was mentored closely by Pastor Wayne.

A graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama and the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Pastor John holds his Masters in Formational Leadership from Lancaster Bible College & Capital Seminary. He has served in various leadership, mentorship, and advisory roles in ministry and in the marketplace. He currently serves as Vice President of New Hope International and is on the Board of Directors of both Pacific Rim Christian University and New Hope Christian College. 

Pastor John is married to his amazing wife Lanu, is father to his son Ikaika, daughter Malie, son-in-law Noni, is Papa to his grandchildren Justice, Johanna, and Jordynn, all of whom serve in ministry as a family together at New Hope Oahu.

Pastor John’s heart is to love and shepherd the people of New Hope Oahu––both here on Oahu and globally across the world. He will seek to continue to develop leaders, enable people here to dream with vision and purpose for God’s unique call on their lives, and, most importantly, to seek God as He faithfully guides our church so that we can fully become the church, and the people, He has created and called us to be.

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