Wisdom of God
God's wisdom is not limited by human understanding and is continually increasing, providing new proofs of His all-wise nature.
Edward Payson preaches about how even in the darkest moments when the church feels overwhelmed and on the brink of destruction, God's wisdom and divine intervention are at work to bring about deliverance and turn despair into victory. The angels themselves marvel at the ways in which God orchestrates salvation, constantly increasing in their admiration of His inexhaustible resources and ability to achieve His purposes through unexpected and unlikely means.
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Often when the church thinks itself in the most imminent danger, when its friends are ready to cry in despair, All these things are against us, our destruction is inevitable; angels are lost in wonder in view of the means which divine wisdom is, even then, employing to effect its deliverance and turn its despondency into triumph. For some thousands of years they have been contemplating this spectacle; their knowledge and their admiration of God's wisdom have been continually increasing, and yet every day they learn something new, every day they see new proofs that Jehovah is indeed the all-wise God; that his resources are inexhaustible; that he can never be at a loss; and that he can effect the same object in numberless different ways, and by the use of the most improbable means.
Sermon Outline
- The Wisdom of God in Times of Crisis
- A: God's wisdom is not limited by human understanding
- B: Angels have witnessed God's wisdom for thousands of years
- The Increase of God's Wisdom
- A: God's knowledge and admiration continue to grow
- B: New proofs of God's wisdom are discovered daily
- The Improbability of God's Means
- A: God can effect the same object in multiple ways
- B: God's resources are inexhaustible
Key Quotes
“Angels are lost in wonder in view of the means which divine wisdom is, even then, employing to effect its deliverance and turn its despondency into triumph.” — Edward Payson
“Their knowledge and their admiration of God's wisdom have been continually increasing, and yet every day they learn something new,” — Edward Payson
Application Points
- We can trust God's wisdom in times of crisis because it is not limited by human understanding.
- We can have faith in God's ability to effect change because His resources are inexhaustible.
- We can learn from angels' experience of God's wisdom and grow in our own understanding of His all-wise nature.