God's Divine Plan

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and His paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Who has ever given to God that God should repay him? For from Him and through Him and to him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

Romans 11:33-36

This is a prayer of praise to God for the wisdom of his divine plan. Although God's methods and means are well beyond our comprehension, God himself is not arbitrary. He governs the universe and our lives in perfect wisdom, justice, and love. The indication of these questions is that no one has fully understood the mind of the Lord. No one has been his counselor. And God owes nothing to anyone of us. The prophets of the Old Testament, Isaiah and Jeremiah, asked similar questions to show that we are unable to give advice to God or criticize His ways. God alone is the possessor of absolute power and absolute wisdom. In the final analysis, all of us are absolutely dependent on God. He is a source of all things, including ourselves. He is the power that sustains and rules the world that we live in. And God works out all things for His Glory. This is really what it's all about. We have to take our eyes off of ourselves and our little problems, most of which we cause by our selfishness, and place them back on God. It really is that simple.

God Bless you,

J.H.