Flawless Precision

"Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence." (Ephesians 1:8)

What is wisdom? It is the skill to achieve the most perfect ends by the most perfect means. Both the means and the ends have to be worthy of God. Wisdom is the ability to see the end from the beginning, to see everything in proper relation and in full focus. It is to judge in view of final and ultimate ends and to work toward those ends with flawless precision.

God Almighty must be flawlessly precise. God doesn't bumble. The British used to say of themselves, "We muddled through," meaning they got through somehow, playing it by ear, hoping for the best and taking advantage of situations. They've done it well for the last thousand years. That's the way we have to do it, but God never works that way. If God worked that way it would prove that God didn't know any more than we did about things. But God works with flawless precision because God sees the end from the beginning and He never needs to back up.

Thank You, Lord, that You don't have to muddle through and hope for the best. Thank You for the flawless precision with which You work. Amen

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The Mysterious Ways of the Omniscient One

"Even so, Father for so it seemed good in thy sight." Matthew 1:26)

A determination to know what cannot be known always works harm to the Christian heart.

Ignorance in matters on our human level is never to be excused if there has been opportunity to correct it. But there are matters which are obviously "too high for us." These we should meet in trusting faith and say as Jesus said, "Even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight."

Human curiosity and pride often combine to drive us to try to understand acts of God which are plainly outside the field of human understanding. We dislike to admit that we do not know what is going on, so we torture our minds trying to fathom the mysterious ways of the Omniscient One. It's hard to conceive of a more fruitless task.

Under such circumstances the Christian thing to do is to say, "That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest and be clear when thou judgest... Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight" (Psalm 51:4, Matthew 11:26). A blind confidence which trusts without seeing is far dearer to God than any fancied knowledge that can explain everything.

To the adoring heart, the best and most satisfying explanation for anything always will be, "It seemed good in thy sight."

Lord, whatever comes my way today, I'll accept it gratefully, for I'll know it is good in Your eyes. Amen

~A. W. Tozer~