Psalms 92:4-5 -- On The Deep Thoughts of God

"For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep."
Psalms 92:4-5


This selection sort of made me grin when I read it because "thy thoughts are very deep" seemed like a funny thing to say to God. True though, and perhaps an indication and reminder of how differently the Lord thinks compared to the way we think. In Isaiah he reminds us "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways" (Isaiah 55:8). I think that is a valuable thing to remember because too often, perhaps, we assume that God will agree with us about things... that our way of thinking is obvious and true, and it's hard to understand why anyone else would disagree with such obvious golden nuggets of inspiration. And we all love to be right, but if we all were actually right, we would probably not be at odds so often.

Part of the gospel is about being unified. God tells us "if ye are not one ye are not mine" (Doctrine and Covenants 38:27). One way to become one is to try to see things from other perspectives... to consider what someone else would think about something and try to understand them. Not to make them understand us, but to learn to understand their perspective and take it into account when we are making decisions for the group. Because Christ suffered for our sins, he is the ultimate example of this--he can actually see the exact perspective of each one of us, and understands (and loves) us completely. This isn't an excuse for doing things our own way though, because just because God can understand us doesn't mean we are right, or that our choice is the best choice. We can't see what he sees, and unifying ourselves with the Spirit and that higher perspective is infinitely wiser than expecting everyone to change their minds and embrace our individual viewpoints. :)

Today, let's focus on the greatness of God's works, and be glad and triumph in him, as we learn to understand God and his thoughts and become one by learning and understanding *his* perspective.