WEDNESDAY 20th – Reading in the verses below
Yesterday we contemplated the wonder of the love and the wisdom of God, we will spend a little longer on this again today. First take at look at the following Scriptures and meditate upon them. They all link in with what we looked at yesterday concerning the immensity of the wisdom and the love of God. They remind us that God is in control and that he knows exactly what he is doing in the circumstances of our lives.
Romans 11:33-36 ‘Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counsellor? Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.’
Romans 8:28 ‘And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.’
Job 11:7-9 ‘Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty? It is higher than heaven—what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.’
Psalm 92:5 ‘How great are your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep!’
Isaiah 55:8-9 ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares 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.’
Isaiah 28:29 ‘This also comes from the LORD of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.’
You may recall in last Saturdays devotion I asked a question as to whether we have ever felt angry with God, today these verses could prompt us to ask, how often have we questioned what God is doing in the circumstances of our lives? I know I have, many times, and each time I come back to rest in the assurance that even though I may not understand what God is doing, I know that he knows. In fact, it is amazing how many times over the last few months that somehow or someway God has taken me (and as a result through the devotions, you as well) back to Romans 8:28. AND today I believe he wants us to stand upon the assurance that this Scripture gives.
This has been a much shorter than usual devotion, but the reason is this, I have to act on instinct, or should I say the conviction the Holy Spirit puts in my spirit to stop here and challenge each one of us to tell the Lord that we trust him despite whatever our circumstances may be, as we acknowledge him in all our ways, he will direct our paths. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
I’ve come too far to look back
My feet have walked through the valley
I’ve climbed mountains, crossed rivers
Desert places I’ve known
But I’m nearing the home shore
The redeemed are rejoicing
Heaven’s angels are singing
I’ve come too far to look back
I’ve come too far to look back again
There is nothing behind me
All the treasures I used to love
Have all faded from view
There’s a new day ahead for me
All my heartache is over
For I left it at Calvary
Where my new life began
Look around, there’s no happiness
There’s no reason for living
Life will give you a broken dream
Filled with heartaches and fear
Turn around and don’t look back again
Face the new day before you
Place your heartache in Jesus hand
He will mend broken dreams
Nancy Harmon CCLI 788682