“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." -Isaiah 55:8-9
Beyond what we can dream up or imagine, His ways are not our ways. The God of the Universe showed his love for us when we least deserved redemption. His desire to offer chances to Nineveh upset poor Jonah who did not like the Ninevites. Still, when they heard the message from God... delivered without fluff... they repented and turned from their evil ways.
Sodom and Gomorrah did not. His mercy does not suspend his judgement when our hearts become hard and knees will not bend. It is funny how we will do nearly anything to be in the company of celebrities, but we often ignore the invitation to be in relationship with God. Too busy, too tired, too self-absorbed or not interested... there are always decisions to be made.
This verse is a reminder in the New Testament:
"And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment." -Jude 1:7
His ways are not our ways. God never stutters. His word is clear on his will and his ways from the Ten Commandments to the Great Commission. Love God. Love people. Seek his will and his face. It may not always make sense, but it will always be "the way that leads to life."
Today, I am grateful for His "higher ways."
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