Day 27: Romans 11: 25-36: The Depth of God's Wisdom

God's wisdom can be trusted even when it's not fully understood. 

Paul reflects on God's plan and breaks into worship.

After discussing salvation history, mercy, judgement, and grace, Paul recognizes something important: God's wisdom is beyond human understanding.

His plans are deeper than we can fully grasp. Yet His mercy reaches further than we expect. Paul ends by reminding us: Everything is from God, through God, and for God.

Reflection ?: Where do you struggle to trust God when you don't understand what He's doing?

Dig Deeper: Why is humility important when approaching difficult parts of Scripture?

Transcript

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All right, all right. We're in day 27. Today we're talking about the depth of God's wisdom. Our passage is Romans chapter 11, verses 25 through 36. And our reflection questions are these. Where do you struggle to trust God when you don't understand what He's doing? And why is humility important when approaching difficult parts of Scripture? Good for all of us to think about that. Let's get into the text. Starting from verse 25. I don't want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you will not be conceited. A partial harden hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written, the deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn godlessness away from Jacob, and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins. Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage, but regarding election, they are loved because of the patriarchs, since God's gracious gifts and calling are irrevocable. As you once disobeyed God, but now have received mercy through their disobedience, so they too have now disobeyed, resulting in mercy to you, so that they also may now receive mercy. For God has imprisoned all in disobedience, so that he may have mercy on all. This it's titled a hymn of praise before this in the scripture. I just I I thought that was important to know. A hymn of praise. Oh the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God, how unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways. For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor, and who has ever given to God that he should be repaid? For from him and through him and to him are all things. Amen. That is the word of God. Let's break this passage down a little bit together. After several chapters of deep theology here in Romans, Paul ends in worship. Because theology is not meant to just fill your mind, it should leave you in awe. Paul says, Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God. In other words, God is beyond us, not unknowable, but bigger than our full human comprehension. And honestly, that can feel frustrating sometimes. We want simple answers for everything, but Paul reminds us that God sees more than we do. And instead of creating distance, that truth should create trust. Because if God were small enough to fully understand, he wouldn't be big enough to fully trust. Then Paul says, from him and through him and to him are all things. Everything begins with God, is sustained by God, and ultimately points back to him. That shifts life away from self-centeredness. It reminds us the story is bigger than us. And my prayer is that it also settles your heart to know that you are trusting in a big God, one who you don't have to understand. He knows all things. And he is holding you in the palm of his hand. You don't need to know what's coming if you can trust in him. He is all good. He has good plans. And he loves you. Rest on that today. I'll talk tomorrow. Love you guys.