What Does the Lord Understand? part 3

A continuation of excerpts from Dr. Jay Wimberly's sermon notes of a message delivered September 7, 2003 to The Main Street Baptist Church in Auburndale, FL. The text is from Micah 4:12:

But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.




What does the Lord understand about the purpose of all things?



Isaiah 6:3. And one [seraphim] cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory.


Romans 11:36. For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen. [How different from the way this world sees it -- that all things are of its own doing, for its own pleasure, and for its own glory.]


God's purpose is to exalt His Son. Philippians 2:7-11. But [He] made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.


God understands that all things exist for His pleasure, for His glory, for His Son's exaltation.