The Plumbline

Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! For who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give him advice? And who has given him so much that he needs to pay it back? For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen. (Romans 11:33-36 NLT) The riches, wisdom, and knowledge of God is indeed greater. Most of the time, it is greater than we can simply comprehend with our finite minds. We will face things this year that God has prepared in advance for us, but will we always understand what he is doing? No. Is it okay to ask him to show us what he has planned? Absolutely. Will he always unfold the whole picture at the start? Not usually. In other words, we might have to trust him a bit longer, search a bit deeper, and find wisdom like never before! The most important thing we can learn from this passage is that trust doesn't mea...