A doxology is a “Song of Praise,” and Romans 11:33-36 gives us one the most thrilling doxologies in all of Scripture. In it Paul proclaims these powerful truths: (1) The riches of God’s wisdom are unfathomable; (2) His mind is beyond our comprehension; (3) His word is final; (4) His grace does not require our merit; and (5) whatever we do, He—not us—will get the glory. What must we do with this great knowledge? First, recognize there’s great comfort in knowing that God, not you, is in control of everything. And, second, walk your children through these precious truths, for if they truly understand God’s supremacy, it will bring them joy for the rest of their lives. 

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We're in Romans 11, 33 through 36, a thrilling passage, a doxology. And here's what it tells you. It tells you what's going on all around you that you can't even see. Let me read the passage. Oh the depth of the riches both of the knowledge and wisdom of God, how unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out for who is known the mind of the Lord or who has become his counselor or who has first given to him and it shall be repaid to him For of him and through him and to him are all things to whom be glory forever.

Amen. So there are six things here that every believer needs to understand what's going on all around him even though he doesn't know it. And it shows the believer where they stand in the world. First of all, verse 33, His riches are unfathomable. In other words, God will supply all your needs.

The phraseology is, oh, the depth of the riches. Of what? Of God's wisdom, first of all. He knows how everything works. He knows what to do and knowledge.

He's omniscient. And it's bottomless. It's riches. It's infinite riches. Here's an illustration.

When Magellan was sailing the seas, he wanted to find out how deep the ocean was. So he put a rope around a cannonball and dropped it 2, 400 feet. He did not reach the bottom of the ocean. The ocean was 50 times deeper than his rope. That's the illustration of what God is saying here.

Secondly, his judgments are unsearchable. In other words, God always judges everything right and it's beyond our understanding. And his ways are past finding out. He's using language that really refers to tracing something or tracking something down, like you would track down an animal. Next, his mind is beyond our comprehension.

You have this, for who has known the mind of the Lord? In other words, its depths are indetectable. And thankfully, our lives are governed by somebody who's much smarter than we. God does not need our counsel. His word is final.

And then next, His grace does not require our merit. Verse 35, or who has first given to him and it shall be repaid him. This really describes what Philip Melanchthon said, the only thing you can contribute to your salvation is the sin that makes it necessary. There is no meritocracy in Christianity. And then finally, verse 36, the capstone of it all, he does all things for his glory, for of him and through him and to him are all things to whom be glory forever, amen.

So what must we do with this knowledge? First of all, recognize that God is in control and you are not in everything, And it's an all wise God who's governing all things. Secondly, I just really encourage you to sit down with your children, walk through the words in this passage and help them understand this. If they understand the supremacy of God, it will be for their joy for the rest of their lives. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.