Today's readings are Genesis 47.1-31 ( http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Gen.+47.1-31 ), Mark 13.24-37 ( http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Mark+13.24-37 ), and Genesis 48.1-49.28 ( http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Gen.+48.1-49.28 ).
In our readings in Genesis, we find that God places blessings on his people, in accordance with his will and desire. When people proclaim God's blessings on others, look at and consider how they say what God is planning and desiring, not what they themselves are planning and desiring.
In the same way, when we look at God's various proclamations throughout Scripture, we need to realize that God is saying what He is saying, regardless of what we think about it. His wisdom is greater than our wisdom. He knows all of his creation intimately, unlike we who have just a passing knowledge of it.
When we look to the commands of our Lord, let us consider them not according to our wisdom or our desire to obey, but according to his holiness and perfection. When we look at the promised blessings of our Lord, let us do the same. Has he promised forgiveness, healing, cleansing from sin, and protection for the believer forever? Yes. Does this come about in accordance with our wisdom? Not really. We wouldn't come up with the idea of Christ's substitutionary atonement. We wouldn't come up with the idea of salvation by grace alone through faith alone, in Christ alone, as revealed in Scripture alone. It's foolish to us. But it is the wisdom of God the giver of the promise.
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