Hast Thou not Known?
“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” Isaiah 40:28
God created man with the intellect to acquire great knowledge and understanding. So much so that we tend to think we know it all! Consider the Tower of Babel, the people sought to make themselves one and build a tower up to heaven. Perhaps they thought they would prevent another flood and preserve themselves…but God had already promised to never destroy the world by a flood again. God commanded that they disperse and replenish the earth; they decided to “stay together” that was in direct opposition to the will of God. We know what the results were, God confounded their speech and scattered them abroad anyway.
It is a sad thing when the human intellect tries to surpass the knowledge of God. This thinking is satanic and a ploy of the enemy. God is omniscient and our Creator. He has made us, and we are the sheep of His pasture, therefore we must follow where He leads. God is the only universal monarch, Lord of all, and King of kings; woe unto any man that seeks God’s glory; honor, and power, and glory belongs to God alone!
So, what should we do to avoid falling into Satan’s trap of self- sufficiency and disobedience to God- know the truth! It was Satan’s desire to usurp the authority of God…Isaiah 14:12-13 gives us an account of Lucifer’s downfall from Heaven; “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”
Satan knows that he has lost the battle, the word of God admonishes us in 1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” He is the father of every lie, and he uses people and things to accomplish his destruction of the brethren…but even though we face such a formidable foe…we are victorious in Christ Jesus our Lord! we can rest in the assurance of His sovereign rule… praise God… He is the only Potentate! “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” Isaiah 40:28. the bottom line…He is God!
My friends, whatsoever you desire to achieve in this life, stay mindful that all things come from God. If you want wisdom, you only need to ask. James 1:5 state “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” Our Heavenly Father provides all that we need on this journey called life… someone once wrote- ego means edging God out!
Therefore, let us do according to the word of the Lord; “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:” 1Peter 5:6 and never cease to remember to whom we belong... “But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” Isaiah 68:4.
May God’s blessings of peace and grace be with us all.