THE DEPTHS THAT ELEVATE OUR THOUGHTS
Romans 11.33-36
Romans: Faithful To Save – Part 10 of 10
Romans 1.17 “The righteous shall live by faith.” (esv)
Romans 5.8 “… God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (esv)
Romans 6.23 “… the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (esv)
Romans 8.28 “… we know that for those who love God all things work together for good …” (esv)
OUR FEELINGS OF WORSHIP ARE ELEVATED BY SEEING …
GOD’S Magnificence In History
v. 33a “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!” (esv)
Ephesians 3.8 “To me … this grace was given, to preach … the unsearchable riches of Christ …” (esv)
THE Insignificance of Our Ability
v. 33b “How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!”
Proverbs 15.22 “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” (niv)
vv. 34–35 “… who has been his counselor? Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?” (esv)
GOD’S Transcendence In Reality
v. 36 “For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.” (esv)
Isaiah 40.25–26 & 28 “To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing. Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.” (esv)