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Things God Will Not Tell Us
Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 19, 2020 (message contributor)
Summary: God permits His people to think His thoughts after Him. However, our finite minds are unable to discover all that can be known of God and of His work in the lives of people.
We must not suppose we are wiser than the Lord. Recall the Apostle’s teaching, “Live in harmony with each other. Do not be arrogant, but associate with humble people. Do not think that you are wiser than you really are” [ROMANS 12:16 ISV]. Focus on that final admonition: “Do not think that you are wiser than you really are.” You are not wiser than God, and you must not imagine that you are sufficient in yourself to deliver yourself from the challenges of daily life. We need the LORD!
The knowledge that we don’t have all the answers compels us to look to the Lord. The fact that we still face powerful enemies—as a culture, as a society, as a congregation, as individuals—demands that we look to the Saviour to be our strong Defender. But to whom will you turn if you do not have this strong Defender on your side? Where will you look if Christ is not your Saviour? You must know, “We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” [2 CORINTHIANS 5:20-21]. Of course, the Apostle concludes that presentation with this urgent plea to receive the gift of salvation that is offered in Jesus as Master: “Behold, now is the favourable time; behold, now is the day of salvation” [2 CORINTHIANS 6:2b].
The Son of God received in Himself the punishment you deserve for your rebellion. He is prepared to receive all who look to Him for life. Believe Him and be saved even today. Amen.
[1] Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
[2] A brief account of this man can be found at Geoffrey Grider, “Oceanographer Matthew Maury Discovered Ocean Currents by Believing the King James Bible,” Now The End Begins, https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/oceanographer-matthew-maury-discovered-ocean-currents-reading-psalm-8/, accessed 2 September 2019; Dive and Discover, “Mapping Current Patterns In the Oceans,” https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/oceanographer-matthew-maury-discovered-ocean-currents-reading-psalm-8/, accessed 2 September 2019
