It always amazes me how we, as a human race, think we are so wise. Proverbs warns us not to be wise in our own eyes, but often times we are quick to ignore that warning. As a society, we think we know best, purposefully ignoring the will of God or denying his existence. Even those of us who call ourselves Christ-followers fall into the trap of thinking we are wise in our own eyes. We my find ourselves questioning God, ignoring his leading or neglecting his counsel before we make a decision or go in a certain direction. And when things don’t go the way we think they should, we my even blame God as if he should be following us. When we forget that God is the potter and we are the clay, not only do we forget our place, but we forget that his ways are higher than our ways and his thoughts are higher than our thoughts. That is why we need to remind ourselves of Isaiah, chapter 55, verses 8 and 9 where God says this through Isaiah:
“‘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.’”
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are his ways higher than our ways. It is our pride that elevates us to think we know better than God. But it is our humility that helps us remember the truth of this verse. We are nothing compared to God. If he is wise enough to have created you, me, and the entire universe with all of its laws and complexity, we should remember that he is wise enough to guide our future, wise enough to answer our prayers in his way and in his timing, and he is sovereign enough to allow certain levels of hardship and pain for our benefit or for his will. God is God. He is almighty, all-knowing and his ways are higher than our ways. I would encourage you, as I encourage myself, to never forget that.
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If you are a chess player, you might be able to appreciate someone who is a master at the game. Somehow they are able to anticipate what their opponent is going to do almost as if they can read their mind. They are able to see several moves ahead as if they are in complete control of the game. And they are able to know what moves to make to put them in a position to win. But as great as they may be at the game of chess, they still have their limitations. God has no limits. When it comes to the game of life he is not merely a master at the game, he created the game. He created the board, the pieces and all of the rules. He has the power to manipulate the pieces, is wise enough to see infinite moves ahead, and even has the authority to change the rules. We will never comprehend his ways, and we will never fully understand his thoughts. That is why he says about himself in Isaiah, “for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” So I would challenge you to never rely solely on our own wisdom. But in everything humbly seek the Lord and his wisdom.
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