There are a few things in life that I just don't understand. Things like...the mullet. Crocs with socks. Girls who don't like chocolate. Bob Dylan's music. Calculus. Drivers who forget to turn off their blinkers. People in Seattle who hate coffee.
Okay...there are a lot of things in life I don't understand. :)
When it comes to God, there are DEFINITELY some things I still don't get. I still don't understand the "little" things about God--like why did He create mosquitoes? :) On the serious side, I definitely don't understand bigger things about God, either. How does He keep track of all of us human beings, animals, plants, planets...and mosquitoes...simultaneously?
I think the writer of this psalm wrestled with some of the same questions:
He heals the heartbroken
and bandages their wounds.
He counts the stars
and assigns each a name.
Our Lord is great, with limitless strength;
we'll never comprehend what he knows and does.
This small paragraph illustrates the undefinable nature of God: He's personal enough to touch and heal real people in need, but big and powerful enough to name the stars and keep track of them all. Wow.
The best responses we can have?
Trust God always.
Know what we don't know.
Believe Him (which is also important in the moments when we think we know the answers).
Be thankful...that no matter what, He sees, knows, and absolutely LOVES us...even when we don't necessarily understand why.
Tomorrow: Proverbs 1-3
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