The Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum

Doesn’t this look like Clark Gable?

" 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! 34' For who has known the mind of the L ORD ? Or who has become His counselor?' 35 'Or who has first given to Him And it shall be repaid to him?' 36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen." -- Romans 11:33-36

I. God Knows All Things. “Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the L ORD is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.” -- 1 Samuel 2:3

God Knows All Things. “For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens.” -- Job 28:24

God Knows All Things. "And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account." -- Hebrews 4:13

God Knows All Things. “ 9 Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure.’” – Isaiah 46:9-10

God Knows All Things. “For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.” – Psalm 139:4

“ 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’” -- Revelation 21:3-4

“A deterministic view of life leads people to a sense of fatalism, like the little old lady who tripped and fell down the stairs to her basement. She got up, dusted herself off, and said, ‘Well, I’m glad I got that over with.’ We are not helpless and hopeless: we are free moral agents, who have been gifted by God with the capacity to respond to the gospel!” – Dan Williams

“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” – James 5:16

“When people fail to realize that human beings have free will, it can lead to a sense of fatalism, the dead-end doctrine that since everything is ordained we are helpless and hopeless to affect our own destiny.” – Dan Williams

II. God Answers Prayers. “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” – Jeremiah 33:3

-- Matthew 6:8 “For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.” -- Matthew 6:8

“ 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.” – James 1:5-8

“I know not by what method rare But this I know, God answers prayer. I know that he has given his Word Which tells me prayer is always heard And will be answered soon or late And so I pray and calmly wait.”

“I know not if the blessing sought Will come in just the way I thought But leave my prayers with him alone Whose will is wiser than my own Assured that he will grant my quest Or send some answer far more blessed.” ― Eliza M. Hickok