“All this also comes from the LORD Almighty, wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.”
When my husband Doug needs some help finding things in the house, he doesn’t go to me or our oldest two daughters. He asks our youngest daughter Victoria. When he doesn’t know where he left his keys, she’ll jump up, run to the exact location, and bound back to her father with the keys. When we forget what time a party starts, we ask Victoria (Tori). When we forget someone’s name at school, Victoria remembers. Not only has this developed her confidence, it has brought out her personality. Almost every day an incident occurs. She will smile and put her pointer finger on the side of her head, tap her temple, and say, “Tori knooows, Tori knoooows.”
Although she is only six-years-old, she doesn’t miss much that is going on in our home. She observes, listens, and quickly jumps in to help. She usually has the right answer. On rare occasions she has not been right, and she says sadly, “Tori didn’t know. Tori is only six and still learning.”
Her quest for knowledge and wisdom is a picture of God for me. Our God is wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom. He is omniscient which means, “having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things. One having total knowledge.” It is an attribute that can only be described of God. No one’s counsel can compare to the counsel of the Lord. He understands the human heart and mind, and He knows every detail of the past, present, and future. Psalm 44:21 tells us that He knows the secrets of our hearts. Psalm 94:11 says that God knows the thoughts of man. Psalm 139 says that He knows our every movement, when we sit, rise, go out, and lie down. He perceives our thoughts and knows every word before it is on our tongues. He has ordained all of our days.
When I think about all the digital information available out there now, I am amazed that God knew it already. He already knew everything contained in public records, financial information, and medical records. Every day the world transfers billions of dollars, God knew about them and the motivations behind them. Everything that makes a Facebook entry and the ones that don’t, He knows it all. Grocery stores and credit card companies are just now tracking where you and I spend our money, but God has known all along. Every day millions of people seek counsel either from a professional counselor or a trusted friend. God knows everything they share, and while the counselors may be wonderful and give sound advice, He is the one who can give the perfect counsel and wisdom.
If all of the information from all the universities in the world was collected in every subject - science, history, engineering, art, music, sociology, social work, psychology, education, architecture, finance, accounting, dentistry, and on and on, then our God would know it all.
He spent only six days creating the universe, and yet it is filled with His glory. Proverbs 3:19 tells us, “By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.” We see God’s wisdom by how systematically nature is arranged. From the path of the sun, to the changing of the seasons, to the intricate designs of each form of life to live in their particular habitat, God was methodical in His creation. We see God reflecting His glory in the beauty of the earth from majestic waterfalls, to the rugged snow-capped mountains, to the meadows filled with flowers of the richest colors.
Proverbs 3:13-18 also tells us that wisdom and understanding is precious to us, too. It is more profitable than silver, and yields better returns than gold. It is more precious than rubies, and nothing we desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.
Can you think with me of the things that happen every day that we don’t know? I don’t know how I’m going to get everything done for the day. I don’t know which activities to say “yes” to and which to decline. I forget important things like people’s birthdays. While I counsel many women, sometimes I can’t solve my own problems. My friend Anne said to me something so precious. She said, “I started thinking I just don’t know what is going to happen this year – with my ministry, with Israel. I don’t know what the Lord has in store. Then God brought Jeremiah 29:11 to me in a new way. He said to me, “You don’t know, Anne, but I know. For I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Our God is aware of everything. Let’s allow Him to be our Counselor and give us His wisdom. Let’s seek Him first in every decision and issue in our lives.
Pray with me: Oh, God, You are wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom. You laid the foundations of the world in perfect wisdom, order, and beauty. You know the secrets of our hearts and the thoughts of our mind that we never shared with another. We trust You in Your perfect wisdom and love to deal with us. So we lay before You the things where we need Your counsel. We ask You, Lord, to give us the wisdom we need to guide our days so that we may live the life of blessing, honor, and bring glory to You. It’s in the Name above all names, in Jesus’ Name, Yeshua’s Name, we pray. Amen.
Isaiah 28:29
When my husband Doug needs some help finding things in the house, he doesn’t go to me or our oldest two daughters. He asks our youngest daughter Victoria. When he doesn’t know where he left his keys, she’ll jump up, run to the exact location, and bound back to her father with the keys. When we forget what time a party starts, we ask Victoria (Tori). When we forget someone’s name at school, Victoria remembers. Not only has this developed her confidence, it has brought out her personality. Almost every day an incident occurs. She will smile and put her pointer finger on the side of her head, tap her temple, and say, “Tori knooows, Tori knoooows.”
Although she is only six-years-old, she doesn’t miss much that is going on in our home. She observes, listens, and quickly jumps in to help. She usually has the right answer. On rare occasions she has not been right, and she says sadly, “Tori didn’t know. Tori is only six and still learning.”
Her quest for knowledge and wisdom is a picture of God for me. Our God is wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom. He is omniscient which means, “having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things. One having total knowledge.” It is an attribute that can only be described of God. No one’s counsel can compare to the counsel of the Lord. He understands the human heart and mind, and He knows every detail of the past, present, and future. Psalm 44:21 tells us that He knows the secrets of our hearts. Psalm 94:11 says that God knows the thoughts of man. Psalm 139 says that He knows our every movement, when we sit, rise, go out, and lie down. He perceives our thoughts and knows every word before it is on our tongues. He has ordained all of our days.
When I think about all the digital information available out there now, I am amazed that God knew it already. He already knew everything contained in public records, financial information, and medical records. Every day the world transfers billions of dollars, God knew about them and the motivations behind them. Everything that makes a Facebook entry and the ones that don’t, He knows it all. Grocery stores and credit card companies are just now tracking where you and I spend our money, but God has known all along. Every day millions of people seek counsel either from a professional counselor or a trusted friend. God knows everything they share, and while the counselors may be wonderful and give sound advice, He is the one who can give the perfect counsel and wisdom.
If all of the information from all the universities in the world was collected in every subject - science, history, engineering, art, music, sociology, social work, psychology, education, architecture, finance, accounting, dentistry, and on and on, then our God would know it all.
He spent only six days creating the universe, and yet it is filled with His glory. Proverbs 3:19 tells us, “By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.” We see God’s wisdom by how systematically nature is arranged. From the path of the sun, to the changing of the seasons, to the intricate designs of each form of life to live in their particular habitat, God was methodical in His creation. We see God reflecting His glory in the beauty of the earth from majestic waterfalls, to the rugged snow-capped mountains, to the meadows filled with flowers of the richest colors.
Proverbs 3:13-18 also tells us that wisdom and understanding is precious to us, too. It is more profitable than silver, and yields better returns than gold. It is more precious than rubies, and nothing we desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.
Can you think with me of the things that happen every day that we don’t know? I don’t know how I’m going to get everything done for the day. I don’t know which activities to say “yes” to and which to decline. I forget important things like people’s birthdays. While I counsel many women, sometimes I can’t solve my own problems. My friend Anne said to me something so precious. She said, “I started thinking I just don’t know what is going to happen this year – with my ministry, with Israel. I don’t know what the Lord has in store. Then God brought Jeremiah 29:11 to me in a new way. He said to me, “You don’t know, Anne, but I know. For I know the plans I have for you…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Our God is aware of everything. Let’s allow Him to be our Counselor and give us His wisdom. Let’s seek Him first in every decision and issue in our lives.
Pray with me: Oh, God, You are wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom. You laid the foundations of the world in perfect wisdom, order, and beauty. You know the secrets of our hearts and the thoughts of our mind that we never shared with another. We trust You in Your perfect wisdom and love to deal with us. So we lay before You the things where we need Your counsel. We ask You, Lord, to give us the wisdom we need to guide our days so that we may live the life of blessing, honor, and bring glory to You. It’s in the Name above all names, in Jesus’ Name, Yeshua’s Name, we pray. Amen.
