Romans 11:34
34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?”
I don’t understand why. The scriptures tell us not to exasperate our children, and I assume telling them a reason for every command I give them somehow helps with that. It’s a good policy, until you can’t explain why and they still have to obey. That’s when you just need them to trust that you know more than they do.
When Paul praises God as so wise that no one can be His counselor, he has just been thinking about something he can’t understand. Paul starts Romans 9 with a wish that he could trade his salvation for that of his people, the Jews. He ends with this exquisite statement of praise for a God so much higher than the thoughts of men. Without understanding, and even through tears, Paul can trust the wisdom of God. Ask yourself seriously if you trust God even when it doesn’t make sense.
Prayer prompt: Lord, teach me to look at the good You brought from the scandal of the cross that I might trust You with my much smaller worries.