Isaiah 55:8-9: God’s Ways
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
There is little wonder that we become confused in our contemporary society; and God is aware of this.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts. (NRSV)
God’s generosity is far too deep and far too wide for us to understand; and God is aware of this.
“My thoughts,” says the Lord, “are not like yours,
and my ways are different from yours.
As high as the heavens are above the earth,
so high are my ways and thoughts above yours. (GNT)
God’s call to us to follow in the ways we cannot understand are a struggle. And God is aware of this.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not my ways,” says Adonai.
“As high as the sky is above the earth
are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts. (CJB)
God’s hope for us is greater than we can imagine. And God is aware of this.
“I don’t think the way you think.
The way you work isn’t the way I work.”
God’s Decree.
“For as the sky soars high above earth,
so the way I work surpasses the way you work,
and the way I think is beyond the way you think. (MSG)
God’s love for us is greater than we can take in. And God is aware of this.
Although God’s ways are not our ways, God abides with us still. For God is aware of who we are. And so God loves us still.
When we compare varying versions of these verses, we understand the enormity of God’s faith, hope and love in and of us.
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