“Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! ‘For who has known the mind of the LORD? Or who has become His counselor?’” (Romans 11:33-34 NKJV)
Considering the majesty of God’s omniscience leads to rejoicing and worship. Paul’s attitude see in this passage is that of rejoicing and worship in response to God’s omniscience. This man had seen things none of us have ever seen and heard things that none of us have ever heard. He was caught up into the third heaven (2 Cor.12) and had things revealed that he was forbidden to tell. Still, his breath is taken away and he is left reeling, overwhelmed by the majesty of God’s omniscience!
Listen—the experience of genuine worship grows out of the contemplation of God’s greatness. Most of what we call worship is superficial—rooted in emotion alone. A lot of what happens in churches today is man-centered fluff. It’s about my preferences, my style, what floats my boat, and makes me feel good. True worship is being captivated with God. It is an encounter with Him that flows from our grasp of truth, awakens our emotions to love and adore Him, and brings us our knees in commitment to serve Him.
The omniscience of God is but one part of God’s majestic being, and yet that alone should be sufficient to ignite rejoicing and worship as we consider it!
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