Do You Comprehend?

I began my study time this morning by reviewing the various translations of the scripture we talked about yesterday in Romans 11:33.  The King James Version tends to accent the wisdom and knowledge of God rather than the expanse of His riches or resources.  While this does not follow in consistency with many of the other translations, it does bring up an idea that captured my attention.  The Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary suggest that “Knowledge… points probably to the vast sweep of divine comprehension herein displayed…”  The American Heritage College Dictionary defines comprehension as “The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding.  The sum of meanings and corresponding implications…”

Now, take a moment and put all those definitions together around the thought of God’s overall view of our lives.  Our heavenly Father posses a vast sweep of divine understanding of the nature and meaning of our lives that goes far beyond the level and scope of our natural understanding. He alone has the complete and commanding view of the sum of all our lives, and retains the wisdom and knowledge of how it all works together within His divine plan for this world.  Simply put, He sees the total picture and how all the intricate pieces of all our lives fit together in the divine scope of things!

Therefore it can only work to our benefit to yield ourselves completely to Him and the truth of His word.  To freely and joyfully let go of our own wills and limited abilities and allow Him to equip and lead us through all our journeys in this life.  To “entrust your ways to the Lord… (and see that) he will act on your behalf.”  (Psalm 37:5 Gods Word © parenthesis mine)  When you really think about it, you have to admit that it makes perfect sense.  He sees all, knows all and loves all.  He can see around the corner that is blocked from our view.  He knows what is on the other side of the mountain or at the end of the trail that we are on.  He knows what the completed puzzle is supposed to look like.  And He knows exactly what resources we need and how to put together whatever chain of events that must occur for it to happen!

So like the chorus from a song by one of my all time favorite Christian groups, The Second Chapter of Acts declares:

“So why should I worry? 
Why should I fret? 
'Cause I've got a Mansion Builder 
Who ain't through with me yet” *

You and I are like houses under construction, and our Heavenly Father is the Mansion Builder.  He intimately knows all the specs that are required for us to be built into the strength and design of the blueprint of His entire community plan.  Remember He and He alone holds an overwhelming, all knowing and all understanding comprehension of our past, present and future.  Stay tuned and keep asking yourself… “What am I expecting today?”

• Mansion Builder – The Second Chapter of Acts - Album released in 1978 by Sparrow Records
• My wife first heard them perform live as backup singers to the recently saved Barry McGuire (who had previously recorded the popular and quite downcast song “Eve Of Destruction) at a Christian Concert on the campus of Chico State University in 1974.  She bought the album, shared it with me and I was thus forever hooked on contemporary Christian music. (I had been quite a skeptic up to that point!)