Welcome to the InTouch podcast with Charles Stanley for Thursday, March 16.

How much does God really know?

If you've ever wrestled with that age old question, then listen closely for a better understanding

of the foreknowledge of God.

If you'll turn to Ephesians chapter 1, and I want to give you a lot of scriptures, and

so you might want to get a pencil and piece of paper out, so you can refer to these again.

I want us to read the first 12 verses of Ephesians chapter 1.

Paul and Apostle Jesus Christ, for the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus,

and to the faithful in Christ Jesus.

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual

blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

According as he hath chosen us, in him before the foundation of the world, that we should

be holy and without blame before him in love.

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself according

to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace wherein he

hath made us accepted in the beloved, in whom that is in Christ we have redemption through

his blood that forgiveness of sins are according to the riches of his grace, wherein he hath

abounded taught us in all wisdom and prudence.

Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which

he hath purposed in himself that in the dispensation of the fullness of times he might gather together

in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth, even in him,

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