“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT) 

Around my house, I’m known for being pretty good at solving puzzles on Wheel of Fortune. My family often tells me I should go on the show. I always feel especially proud when I figure out the puzzle before the three contestants know the answer. (Truthfully, that doesn’t happen as often as I would like.) But I’ll be the first to admit I certainly don’t know everything. Not even close. Most of us rely heavily on Google and Siri to answer our countless questions. Yet, even with so much information readily available, we can’t even begin to comprehend why certain things happen as they do. Thankfully, we know the One who does! 

God doesn’t just know a lot of things about a bunch of stuff; His wisdom and knowledge are limitless and infinite. Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! (Romans 11:33). What a comfort it is to know that our God is holy, good, loving, wise, and unchanging. Though we cannot see beyond the here and now, our Heavenly Father has known the number of our days from the very beginning (Psalm 139:16). He is perfect in all knowledge (Job 37:16). We can trust him with our uncertainties because he cares for us (1 Peter 5:7). 

The Lord’s ways are exceedingly higher than ours—far beyond what we could even imagine (Isaiah 55:8). Even so, our Father invites us to draw near to Him, to know Him more! We can bring our questions to Him when we feel frustrated by what we do not understand. We are incapable of having all knowledge, but we can rest in the assurance and hope that the future is in the hands of our loving Heavenly Father. For who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to give him advice? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things (Romans 11:34, 36a). 

Today, let’s ask the Lord to help us remember that though we are limited creatures, we can trust Him completely with what we do not understand because He knows and loves us perfectly. 

By Jessica Fox  

Jessica is an early childhood teacher and pastor’s wife. She and her husband, Travis, have been married for 23 years and attend Immanuel Baptist Church at Armstrong Mill with their three teenage children.