Isaiah 55:8-9 “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 is a chapter which speaks of God's grace covenant with His children. In it He invites those in need of forgiveness to come to Him, tells of the covenant He is making with man and invites the wicked to seek Him while He may be found. There shall be a day unknown to man, when God will not be available to call on for it will be too late. So many people fail to take their eternal destination seriously. In ignorance they go about the daily business of living not knowing when the end will come and apparently not caring. The saying ‘Ignorance is Bliss’ is faulty thinking, for while it may seem like bliss for a time, it’s end is calamity and destruction which will come on them without warning.
Nothing on this earth compares to God. Nothing compares to His love, His mercy or His forgiveness. When man loves, he tends to place all sorts of conditions on that love. When God loves it is forever and comes with no conditions. When man is merciful it is subject to his own personal whims and emotions. When God is merciful, it is free of emotion and full of compassion. When man forgives, he tends to never forget. When God forgives, He chooses not to remember it against us ever again. So you see, God is far superior in thought and deed than man could ever hope to be. The creature can and will never, ever be greater than its Creator.
Let’s take a brief look at Job to get some greater insight into the mind of God. After being dealt blow after blow to his family, possessions and then his own flesh, Job questioned God. In 38:2 God tells Job in no uncertain terms “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? Prepare to defend yourself; I will question you,
and you shall answer me.” I read that and immediately a picture comes to mind: the fear felt when a family patriarch has something important to say and in his booming voice says: “Everybody sit down, be quiet and listen to me!” It’s like, uh-oh, we’re in trouble now.
We can’t possibly know the mind of God. Oh, He may reveal certain things to us by His Holy Spirit, but unless we are in tune with Him we will miss the message. The thoughts of God are so lofty and His way of doing things so unlike ours that we need to submit, listen intently and act accordingly. Those who are obedient shall be blessed.
WALK WITH THE KING TODAY AND BE A BLESSING!!
