This is Namma for Christ with
the 86th inspirational message dated Saturday, August 20th, 2016.
The title of this message is, "What
Can I Do - Isa.
55:8 - When We Don't Understand". The scripture comes from one of my favorite verses in the
Old Testament: Isaiah 55:8, as written by the prophet Isaiah:
Isaiah 55:8
New International Version (NIV)
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways My ways,” ...
neither are your ways My ways,” ...
For many years, I have enjoyed reading the daily
inspirational messages as provided by RBC Ministries in their publications of
"OUR DAILY BREAD". On Saturday, August 13th, I read the message
for the day and found it to be so beautiful and inspiring, I wanted to share it
with you (see the below message). RBC Ministries has the website of: www.rbc.org so that you can
read and enjoy life-changing wisdom of daily inspirational messages based on scripture from the Bible.
When We Don’t Understand
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. Isaiah 55:8
Although I depend on technology every day to get my job done, I
don’t understand much about how it works. I turn my computer on, bring up a
Word document,
and get to work on my writing. Yet my inability to comprehend how microchips,
hard drives, Wi-Fi connections, and full-color displays actually function
doesn’t get in the way of my benefiting from technology.
In a sense, this mirrors
our relationship with God. Isaiah 55:8–9 reminds us that God is far beyond us:
“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.”
Even though we don’t
understand everything about God, that doesn’t prevent us from trusting Him. He
has proven His love for us. The apostle Paul wrote,
“God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners,
Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). Trusting that love, we can walk with Him even
when life doesn’t make sense.
Heavenly Father, thank You that although I cannot comprehend
You, I can know You. I’m grateful. Remind me that even though You and Your ways
might be beyond me, I can always count on Your love for me and Your presence
with me
God would not be worthy of our worship if He could be understood
by our wisdom.
By Bill Crowder
Not only are God’s thoughts above ours, but
His foresight is ahead of ours. He always sees the end from the beginning.
Since His desire is to do the best thing for us, we should not fret so much.
When we are in troubles, He already has the plan.
Below are scriptures supporting how God’s Sovereign
Ways are Higher than our ways:
"But as for me, I would seek God, and
to God I would commit my cause - who does great things, and unsearchable,
marvelous things without number" (Job 5:8-9).
"Great is the LORD, and greatly to be
praised; and His greatness is unsearchable" (Psalm 145:3).
"Have you not known? Have you not
heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable"
(Isaiah 40:28).
"Oh, the depth of the riches both of
the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways
past finding out! For who has known the mind of the LORD? Or who has become His
counselor? Or who has first given to Him and it shall be repaid to him?"
(Romans 11:33-35).
"To me, who am less than the least of
all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles
the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship
of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; to the intent that now
the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the
principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal
purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have
boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him" (Ephesians 3:8-12).
There will be times in our lives that we may not understand the ways of God. This is not the time to flee from God, but to TRUST HIM - especially when we don't understand. As His children, GOD LOVES US. He, as Our Heavenly Father wants what is BEST for us! TRUST HIM. He will see you through...HOLD to GOD's UNCHANGING HAND! Hebrews 13:8 reminds us, "Jesus Christ is the SAME yesterday, today and forever." TRUST HIM.
There will be times in our lives that we may not understand the ways of God. This is not the time to flee from God, but to TRUST HIM - especially when we don't understand. As His children, GOD LOVES US. He, as Our Heavenly Father wants what is BEST for us! TRUST HIM. He will see you through...HOLD to GOD's UNCHANGING HAND! Hebrews 13:8 reminds us, "Jesus Christ is the SAME yesterday, today and forever." TRUST HIM.
Please enjoy
the below song/video of the anointed song entitled, “What Can I
Do” as sung by Tye Tribbett featuring, K.J. Scrivens:
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BE
BLESSED!
