![]() Have you not often stood in mute astonishment as you have discovered some fresh blessing of the covenant before unknown to you? Like a miner who turns over another nugget in the mine, and stands in amazed delight, so have you mingled faith with astonishment. The Lord’s thought of choosing the base things of this world, and things that are not to bring to nought the things that are, his thoughts of sovereignty and thoughts of grace,- all consistent with his thoughts of justice, are far above human invention, and out of man’s range of thought.Įven when the Lord explains his thoughts and ways to us, and brings them down to our comprehension as far as they can be, yet we cannot fail to wonder at their elevation and grandeur. The divine way of lifting up the poor from the dust and the needy from the dunghill, by his rich, free, omnipotent grace, is not of man nor by man. Could man have dreamed that he was the object of eternal love, and that God would assume his nature? Could we have imagined that the Almighty would give his only-begotten Son to die for guilty man? The atonement was a thought which never would have crossed man’s mind if it had not first of all been revealed to him by the great Father. The words, “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways,” are equally true in reference to the things of grace, for there the Lord of love has altogether left our thoughts behind. We have not the wings of eagles on which to soar to the exceeding height of the dealings of the Lord we walk below and look up wonderingly, as men gaze on the stars: we are sure that we are safe beneath the sublime all-covering power, but we are equally clear that the longest experience and the profoundest thought will never measure the height of the thoughts and ways of the Eternal. At other times we have felt the night side of providence, and have sorrowed in its chill shade yea, and perhaps we have even rebelled against it and yet at that very time the Lord’s purposes have been divinely rich toward us, and the night has been the choicest season of benediction. Yet, we never knew the half of the hidden benefits which he is working out for us nor do we suspect the Lord of a tenth of the goodness which he stores up for us. We see its bright side at times and sun ourselves in the warm light thereof, and then we adore and magnify the Lord. So sublime is Providence that we do not comprehend it so good is it that we are filled with wonder as we see its designs unfolded. Indeed, we may not compare ourselves with the Lord, for there is no comparison: call it a contrast, and you have the word. Compared with him our wisdom is folly, and our prudence madness. Our way, which for a time we think to be the best, when it is scanned by the enlightened eye soon turns out to be as much beneath God’s way of accomplishing the desired purpose as the earth is beneath the heavens. He is wonderful both in counsel and in working and chooseth ever that way in which his glory is most abundantly displayed. In infinite wisdom he causes the most furious storms to cast up upon the shore the pearl of peace. Oftentimes he brings light of excessive brightness out of darkness more dense than usual and produces superior joys out of extraordinary sorrows. We have little plans to suit our little foresight and power, but his ways are unsearchable. God’s designs are vast and far-reaching, and his methods are frequently strange and inscrutable, though always wise. This is true as to his proceedings in providence. Though we think and are so far like to God because, being intelligent beings, we have thoughts of our own, yet our thoughts must for ever be weak and fragmentary as compared with his thoughts: and though as free agents we have ways of our own choice, in some of which we move with great show of wisdom, yet our ways are upon the earth, and cannot attain to the ways of the Lord, which are far above us. VERY often must the great truth expressed by this Scripture have forced itself upon every thoughtful mind. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are ray ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” - Isaiah lv. ![]() “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. ![]() Printed on high-quality paper, offering ample wide-margin white space, this lovely book provides the blank canvas you need for doodles, word art, journaling, poetry, or written prayers, based on the scriptures that capture your spirit and the thought-provoking prompts that appear throughout. The Gods Word, My Thoughts KJV Bible for Teen Girls provides a space to interact with and meditate on Gods Word. This beautiful Bibleespecially for artists, doodlers, journalers, and poets like youcan become a personalized creative experience with Gods Word.
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