What Does God Think About?

We spend a good majority of time thinking.

We spend time thinking about the mundane things that happen on a daily basis.

We think about what we are going to eat for lunch.

We think about what chores need to be done around the house to keep it clean.

We think about what clothes we are going to put on our bodies.

And, we think about the logistics of how we are going to get our kids from school, to their extra curricular activities, and back home in time for dinner and homework.

We also spend time thinking about more serious issues.

We think about how we are going to allocate our salary to pay our bills and meet the needs of our family.

We think about which presidential candidate is best qualified to run our country.

We think about who is going to take care of us when we are older.

And, we think about how we can help those in need after catastrophic events like wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and riots.

In our thinking we have to acknowledge that there are good thoughts that pass through our mind as well as bad thoughts.

In the words of Scripture, the good things that we should be thinking about are laid out in Philippians 4:8 when we are told:

[8] Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (ESV)

However, going against the words of Scripture, we can find ourselves thinking about ungodly things that will bring us pleasure and how we are going to accomplish them. Things like lying to keep us from getting in trouble. And things like looking at pornography, going out to over drink and get drunk, or posting hateful things on social media to get back at someone that hurt us.

Our minds are constantly thinking about all of the different aspects of life. And for some of us the thinking is so intense that it keeps us up at night.

As we think about our stressful and shaky thought life and thought patterns, let’s turn our attention to God’s thought life and thought patterns.,

In the lectionary lesson text this week, we are brought to the book of Isaiah and told about God’s thought life.

Let’s see what the prophet has to say about God’s thinking.

Isaiah 55:6–9 reads this way:

[6] “Seek the LORD while he may be found;

call upon him while he is near;

[7] let the wicked forsake his way,

and the unrighteous man his thoughts;

let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him,

and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

[8] For my thoughts are not your thoughts,