Job 5:9
Who performs wonders beyond man’s grasp,
Miracles beyond numbering.
“Great Things” or “Great Deeds” and I picked “wonders” for the emotional aspect that great does not carry for me. “Unsearchable”, “That cannot be fathomed”, “Without limit”, or “Without end” and I picked “beyond man’s grasp” even though it came from the poet. Without end and without limit seemed limited to the numerical aspect in the following stitch. Unsearchable just seems like a word that implies abilities that are blocked, and I do not see a fit. That cannot be fathomed seemed to have the same feel as beyond man’s grasp, but I liked the clarity not available in fathomed.
“Wonders” or “Marvelous things” and I picked “miracles” to avoid repeating the same word and to move beyond the “natural” of marvelous and to the “supernatural” of miracles. I selected “beyond” over “without” to align with the number line that runs in my head, and I avoided the “could not be counted” that would be a physical limit of man rather than the natural state of infinity.
Since this verse is all about what I cannot grasp and I cannot count, I am short on what to discuss. The math theories that seek to bring order to the chaos of the universe around us always point me back to the awesomeness of creation that demands a creator. Pi is my favorite number, not like most math geeks, but as the first introduction to how God created the simple circle with a ratio that has infinite decimal places never repeating. Our God is an awesome God in numbers. Pun intended.
When we view Biden and his interactions with XI and Putin in the context of the world, we should be very afraid. Putin has taken over the country that can bully the rest of the world. Xi has power within the world’s largest country that has total power over its people. Biden is not my ideal for a brilliant leader supported by the smartest people with the truest goals. However, with my faith in an active and living God, I know this is just one more day in a string of them leading to Christ’s return. I cannot live in fear of the world when I have faith in the love of God.
God performs miracles we cannot understand beyond our ability to count. We need to live as if He will provide as many as we need to give Him glory and honor, forever.