Although I depend on technology every day to get my job done, I dont understand much about how it works. I turn my computer on, bring up a Word document, and get to work on my writing. Yet my inability to comprehend how microchips, hard drives, Wi-Fi connections, and full-color displays actually function doesnt get in the way of my benefiting from technology.
In a sense, this mirrors our relationship with God. Isaiah 55:89 reminds us that God is far beyond us: My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Even though we dont understand everything about God, that doesnt prevent us from trusting Him. He has proven His love for us. The apostle Paul wrote, God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Rom. 5:8). Trusting that love, we can walk with Him even when life doesnt make sense.
Isaiah had the unenviable task of proclaiming the sin of Judah and foretelling the impending Babylonian exile. His message, however, is not without hope. Verses eight and nine say quite a bit when seen in light of their context: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Even though the Israelites are facing exile and are in the throes of judgment, Gods grace still shines through.
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