The Lord’s Thoughts and Ways

Isaiah 55:8–11. 

 8 ¶For my ^athoughts are not ^byour thoughts, neither are your^cways my ^dways, saith the Lord.

 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ^aways^bhigher than your ways, and my ^cthoughts than your thoughts.

 10 For as the ^arain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and ^bbread to the eater:

 11 So shall my ^aword be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Jacob 4:8;  8 Behold, great and marvelous are the ^aworks of the Lord. How^bunsearchable are the depths of the ^cmysteries of him; and it is impossible that man should find out all his ways. And no man^dknoweth of his ^eways save it be revealed unto him; wherefore, brethren, despise not the ^frevelations of God.

1 Corinthians 2:14–16; 14 But the ^anatural man ^breceiveth not the things of the ^cSpirit of God: for they are ^dfoolishness unto him: neither can he ^eknowthem, because they are ^fspiritually ^gdiscerned.

 15 But he that is spiritual ^ajudgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may^ainstruct him? But we have the ^bmind of Christ.

• The message of these verses are of comfort. They tell us that God knows all, and gives us His word for our benefit  and that it when He speaks to us it is His sole purpose to build. We are His creations and He knows what He's doing. Having someone all knowing speaking to us brings a feeling of purpose and value to the heart. 

• We can come to better understand God’s thoughts and ways through these verses. The simple fact that God always has things on His mind that are higher than our thoughts is intriguing  We are able to have some pretty great thoughts, God has more intricate ones. 

• An example of when I have observed a clear example of God’s ways being higher than man’s ways is with parenting. We mess up. As humans we are prone to fall. I wish that I could always have God's patients and heart with my daughter. He is the ultimate parent. He allows us to make mistakes and forgives us when we do with open arms. As parents we need to be able to allow our children to also make mistakes even when it can be hard.