Proverbs 30:2-4 Surely you know

² Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
    I do not have human understanding.
³ I have not learned wisdom,
    nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.
⁴ Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
    Whose hands have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?
    Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is the name of his son?
    Surely you know!


We so often find ourselves turning to favorite passages in the Word. Sometimes they are verses of comfort; sometimes they are verses that tell us of our redemption; sometimes they are passages that remind us of the privilege of having Christ as our confidant and friend. All of these are wonderful -- they are all a part of our Christian experience, and part of being born again.

At other times we come across verses like those for today. Like a whirlwind, they clear our minds and cause us to focus on who the Father truly is. They remind us of His awesome power and His strength and majesty.

He created the vastness and beauty that we take for granted in our world and in our galaxy.  He literally spoke it into existence!
Look around you and see how vast this universe is that God has made. God is truly all powerful. The power of God is amazing and it has always been a wonder for me. I often  look at the clouds and the sky and am just amazed by God’s power.  

Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways,
and how small a whisper do we hear of him!
But the thunder of his power who can understand?”  Job 26:14

It is he who made the earth by his power,
who established the world by his wisdom,
and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. Jeremiah 10:12

But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases Psalm 115:3

“Ah Lord GOD! Behold, you made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for you!”  Jeremiah 32:17
 

Our world is a compelling testimony to the power and majesty of our God. Let's thank Him today, that He has loved us "from the beginning", and has provided a way for us to always be with Him! 

Proverbs 25: 1-3 Too much

These are more proverbs of Solomon, compiled by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

² It is the glory of God to conceal a matter;
    to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
³ As the heavens are high and the earth is deep,
    so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

The common man of Solomon's era was far removed from the court of the king. From the moment that he awoke before the sunrise, till the time that he fell onto his pallet to sleep again, there was very little similarity in the lives of these men.
The common man lived in a small, bare house, or even a tent -- if he was a hard worker, he might have some creature comforts and some furniture. If he was a shepherd, his home was whatever field his sheep were grazing in; if he was a farmer, his home was probably constructed of mud bricks, covered in plaster. His wife would have made mats for the floor, and possibly curtains to function as doors. Windows were closed with shutters at night, when the oil lamp would be lit to furnish a little light.
Compare this to the life of the king -- he was surrounded by opulent materials of the time: cedar, ivory, gold and jewels. The rooms he lived in, the furniture he used, even his utensils for eating and drinking were sumptuous compared to that of the common laborer or farmer. And the palace glittered with light in the evenings -- as much light as the king desired.
How about their activities? One was concerned with working to provide food and clothing for his family, and the other was concerned with affairs of state and governing the land. 
I think that if you put the two men in a room together, it would have been fairly difficult for the "everyday guy" to understand much of the things that the king had to say . . . 
So it is with us, and our Father.  Although we can study His word and learn more of Him, we cannot hope to fully comprehend all that there is to know about our God.  
In Exodus 33, Moses pleads with God to ensure that He will abide with them, to be certain that they do not have to move forward without His presence.  He even asks to see His glory, and God shields Moses from the full effects of that life-altering experience. It's just too much for mortal man.

Sometimes we may question why God allows something to happen. Why He moves and causes something to occur. Our tiny minds cannot hope to understand our all-knowing, all-powerful Father.
In the book of Isaiah (Is 55:8-9), God tells us:

⁸ “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
⁹ “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts. 

But this same God, whom we praise with choruses such as "our God is an awesome God," is a loving Father on whom we can (and should) depend . . . This truly is an awe-inspiring thought!
Check this out:

⁴ Even to your old age and gray hairs
    I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
    I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Isaiah 46:4

His thoughts are higher. His ways are sometimes unsearchable. This majestic, all-powerful God spoke the universe into existence. But He cares for us now and forever.  If that doesn't make us fall on our knees in gratitude, I'm not sure what will do it! 

Thank you, Lord!