(a repeat from
2010)
What passes through the mind
of a being with perfect foreknowledge as He plans according to an "eternal
purpose?" (Ephesians 3:11).
"His understanding is
infinite... Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of creation"
(Psalm 147:5; Acts 15:18).
We cannot know the
answer to such a question because we have no frame of reference for how our
Creator thinks. We make our plans
with uncertainty about the future, and ignorance of what will happen in the next
moment. We may think we are certain of things to come, and of our plans.
However, we know deep within our hearts that no real certainty exists concerning
tomorrow.
Conversely, God plans with
perfect certainty and assurance concerning every outcome. No event surprises
Him, He never has an unexpected moment, and nothing ever catches Him off guard.
As David confessed, such things "are too high for me" (Psalm 131:1).
Again, we have
no frame of reference for such a sensibility. We simply cannot think in these
terms, and attempts to analyze God's mode and measure of thought quickly crash
upon the rocks of our ignorance. Therefore, rather than seeking understanding of
God's understanding, we do better to take great assurance from the fact of His
infinite knowledge. We live anticipated
lives. God has perfectly foreseen every moment of our eternal
existence. Thus, He is prepared for
every contingency. The One to whom we have entrusted both time and eternity is
ready for the happenings of both realms, and every destination to which we will
ever arrive finds Him awaiting us with the provision of the Lord Jesus Christ.
"My God shall supply all your
need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Philippians
4:19).
Few truths more confirm the
reality that God is God, and we are not. Little wonder that Solomon commanded
believers to "lean not upon thine own understanding" (Proverbs 3:5). We lean
rather upon the Understanding we cannot understand. We can trust it, however,
and we can rejoice in the perfect preparation of the God who promises to be
everything we will ever need Him to be. The future so dark to us shines brightly
to the Eyes that span the past, the present, and the future with perfect and
infinite clarity. Let us rest our
hearts in the peace of such Truth, the peace of anticipated lives.
"O the depth of the riches
both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and
His ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath
been His counselor?"
(Romans
11:33-34)
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