“The counsel of the Lord standeth for
ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.”
Psalm 33:11
Can we really know the thoughts of
the Almighty? Only a fool denies that man and God think differently. Isaiah wrote:
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares
the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than
your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9).
If we try to understand the thoughts
of God, there are several things we will discover. First, His view of life is
very different from ours. His perspective is different. He takes the long view.
We look at life in terms of the immediate. If we want to understand the thoughts
of God, then look at life from the long-term perspective.
Second, God looks beyond the surface,
whereas we look at life from the outside. Long ago, God said, “The Lord does
not look at the things man looks at. Man
looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel
16:6)
We are impressed by beauty, money,
accomplishments. God wants to know if there is integrity within. Is a person as
good as his word? If you want to understand the thinking of God, then learn to
look beneath the surface.
Third, your value system needs a
drastic change. Paul wrote, “God choose the weak things of the world to shame
the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things –
and the things that are not – to nullify the things that are so that no one may
boast before Him.” (1 Corinthians 1:27-29).
To understand the thoughts of God, we
must realize that God is from everlasting to everlasting. Only then can we
begin to understand the thoughts of the Almighty.
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