OUR THOUGHTS VS. GOD’S THOUGHTS
MORNING MANNA 5-30-22
OUR THOUGHTS VS. GOD’S THOUGHTS
“ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.“– Isa. 55:8-9
I can’t count the many times that I have reminded myself of these verses due to confusion. It usually happens when some uninvited intruder rudely kicks open the door of my life and forces some unwanted experience upon me.
Living in this corrupt, cruel, confused world we encounter many mysteries. We can all think of things that just don’t seem to make sense, and we can’t imagine that our good God would appoint or allow them – so we say “I don’t understand “.
The problem is that we forget that our perspective doesn’t always give us a perfect picture. With our feet planted on the ground and our eyes unable to see beyond the horizon the earth appears flat. But when viewed from high above we get a different picture convincing us that the earth is round.
Even so as we trek through life seeing things that appear to be wrong, unjust, or harmful we often misjudge them. But when we stand before God, the one who controls all things, and look back on our life, we will see that all things worked together for good – just as God promised in Rom. 8:28.
So then, let us wait with courage, ever trusting in God’s exceeding great and precious promises. As Solomon said, “ Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.”- 1 Kings 8:56
HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
