God’s Mysterious Ways!
“But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases”
(Psalm 115:3)
Lately, I have been thinking about the awesome and holy ways of God. God is great and He is mysterious, yet He is totally loving. There are so many things about God and His ways we will never understand. To naively say that I know Him completely would be foolish. He gives us glimpses and insights when we begin to know certain aspects of His character. He has also given us the written and living Word and creation so we can learn about Him.
This year I am overwhelmed with His greatness. I have observed from life and His Word that He engineers events, and so often it is through painful circumstances we come face to face with Him–and when we meet Him, we are changed. He is so awesome and mysterious, yet He desires and delights in our company.
This weekend I was reflecting about my life one year ago and I see how God took a painful time of life and turned it into something wonderful and satisfying. A year ago I could not see happiness ahead–but God knew what was best for me. He always has the big picture.
C.S. Lewis said, “We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”? ? ?
We pray and He answers–but in the way that is best for us–and not only us, also the people involved in our world. He has a long-range plan; we see as though we are looking through a tiny, foggy window. Sometimes He answers our prayers within a second, other times He waits days, months and years before He answers. In fact we may never see the answer here on earth.
Two examples. Throughout their lives on earth, my parents prayed for one of my siblings. But not until they were in heaven did their son give his life to Jesus Christ and follow Him. Yet other times He has answered my prayers for parking places, finding a lost earring, wisdom or boldness within seconds or minutes.
The awesomeness of His nature is reflected in the majestic mountains and the colorful butterflies. We feast our eyes on their beauty–and are encouraged. When we look at snowflakes, we see how fragile they are alone, but when stuck together they are very amazing in their power.
At times, when we seem to be treated unfairly, we wonder about His power. Yet He never changes–our feelings do. We never fully know Him, yet He is always waiting for us to know Him more.
It is good to reflect on God and His ways. Like the Apostle Paul said in Philippians 3:10, “I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings”.? I don’t want a shallow belief in Jesus–I want my roots to grow down deep into Him. How about you?
~ Father God, when I think about how great You are, I become tongue-tied. I am so inadequate. Perhaps, if it pleases you, take a thought from this devotional to inspire women to want to know you more. Thank you! Amen.
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