The God Of Understanding

Psalm 147:5 (NKJV)
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.

We have a wonderful heavenly Father who is greater than anyone’s mind can understand. He is creator, sustainer, He understands all that is happening and He keeps it all straight. There are not enough books in the world to write about the immensity of God’s understanding. His understanding is infinite and does not end. By means of God’s vast understanding He allows us to have such a blessed relationship with Him, if we so choose.

First of all, God realizes that we are human. Even though God is the God of all power, He realizes who we are and our limitations. David says, “For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust”, (Ps. 103:14, NKJV). He knows our weaknesses and all the struggles that we face, so He will not allow anything to happen that we cannot handle. Only a God of care and understanding could keep straight all the needs of all people.

He also understands us very intimately. Since He is the creator, He knows our design and all of our needs. He also knows all the private things that we have not shared with others. David says in Ps. 44:21b, “For He knows the secrets of the heart.” It is amazing, the God of all power, who knows everything about us, wants to share Himself with us and experience an intimate relationship with us. In turn, we can know Him also in this way.

God knows if and when we trust Him and He also understands the depth of our commitment that we have toward Him. As walk in faith, we find that we can trust Him in more and more things and at all times. Nahum says, “The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who trust in Him”, (Nahum 1:7, NKJV).

Another amazing fact about God’s understanding is that He share’s it with us. As we study His word, spend time with Him in prayer and trust Him through the difficult things in life, He will grant us greater understanding in order to deal with life to a greater degree. He also grants us understanding in our relationships with others. Through this we can have encouragement toward others. Paul says, “that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ”, (Colossians 2:2, NKJV).

Just remember, rely on God’s understanding and not your own. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5, NKJV).

        Thoughts, comments, objections, prayer requests.

Daniel A. Smith