Who has Known God's Mind? Romans 11:34

After sharing about God desiring to extend his “mercy” to all people, Paul the apostle excitedly declared to the people in Rome, “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!”, and he added, “how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!” In chapter eleven and verse thirty-four of Romans, Paul rhetorically asked his believing readers, “who has know the mind of the Lord?” where we read:

For who has known the mind of the Lord? or who has been his counselor?

The verse begins, “For who has known the mind of the Lord?” Paul began with the word, “for” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore” “who has known” which means “what person whether male or female has learned, perceived or understood” “the mind” which means “comprising alike the faculties of perceiving and understanding and those of feeling, judging and determining” “of the Lord” which means “pertaining to he to whom a person or thing belongs about which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah”. Paul questioned what person is able to “perceive and understand” God's “way of thinking, feeling, judging or determining”.

The verse goes on to say, “or who has been his counselor?”. Paul continued with the words, “or who” or “that” “has been” which means “became, came into existence, received being, passed and happened as” “his counselor” or “God's advisor or consult”? Paul continued his questioning as he asked who could “advise or counsel” God?

When we think through these words of Paul, we see how he asked who among people could ever completely understand God? Who among people could be God's “counsel”, and who could give Him “advise”? These questions certainly are expected to be answered, “no one”, however, when it is thought through, many people attempt to read God's mind or give Him “advice” all the time. Of course, this is a useless exercise, because God's wisdom and understanding far exceeds any person. God gave Jesus,“His only begotten Son”, to “save” everyone from sin and death. Those who receive Jesus Christ as their “Savior and Lord” have aligned themselves with God's “mind” toward mankind and know He needs no “advice or counsel” from them.

Next time Paul asks his believing readers in Rome about, “giving to God” and being “recompensed unto him again”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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