ROMANS 11:33

“Oh, the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!”

There are few moments in our life when we can just burst out in expressions of joy – birth of a child, salvation of a loved one, seeing someone get baptized. Even a memorial service for a dear saint can be a joyous occasion. When that happens to me, I usually start singing. Nothing expresses joy to me like a good song lifted to honor our Lord.

I found Romans 11:33-36 on YouTube set to music. Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts92YumnSao. I can just see Paul singing out these verses, can’t you? He was overwhelmed with the riches of God’s wisdom and knowledge, His judgments and ways. As I explained in yesterday’s blog, these last four verses of Romans 11 is simply an expression of praise based on all the things Paul has just told us about salvation for the Jews and the Gentiles. Amazing truths.

APPLICATION

Can you give God praise today for His wisdom? In 1 Corinthians 1:19-25, God tells us how His wisdom is different than the world’s wisdom. In fact, when you compare the two, the world’s wisdom seems foolish. Only God has true wisdom. And because He does, His knowledge goes well beyond description. Science is consistently baffled by how this world is put together. They try to explain things with their knowledge, but it to falls far short. The all-knowing God is the only source of true knowledge. Proverbs 1:7 tells us the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.

Paul goes on to say God’s judgments are unsearchable. The Greek word used there is only used once here in today’s verse. It means “impossible to fully investigate, no matter how great the effort.” You can dig and dig and dig and still not figure God out. David tells us in Psalm 51 that God is justified when He judges. Never doubt that.

Finally, Paul refers to God’s ways by saying they are unfathomable. The Greek word used is found here and in Ephesians 3:8 to describe the riches of Christ. The Topical Lexicon says, “Anexichniastos expresses the idea of something so profound that it cannot be tracked, measured, or fully mapped out by human reason.” Listen, dear one. Stop trying to figure God out and just give Him praise for all He has done for you. Amen?

O Lord, I praise You for Your wisdom, knowledge, judgments and ways. You are truly unsearchable!

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