Romans 11:34

Romans 11:34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? "For" -here is why God's ways (His methods in accomplishing His plans), are many times impossible to track. 'Surely God's ways are "past tracing out", for, to quote from the Old Testament, no one has been his "counsellor" so as to know how he would proceed to attain his purposes..' (Erdman p. 142)

This quotation is from Isaiah 2:13. and is also cited in 1 Corinthians 2:16. Since God has no confidant, no one can 'anticipate His moves'. 'Who has ever know the Lord's thoughts, or advised him' (Gspd)

Modern Application:

And yet, we live in. time when many people are wanting to be hired for the position of 'God's counsellor'. How many times have you heard people say, 'I know what the Bible says, but. just think that God is going to do things differently...I just think that God is more merciful than that..'. These are statements from people who have (unwittingly) claimed the position of God's personal advisor. We need to remind people, no one can read God's mind (1 Corinthians 2:11) or much less the mind of another mortal. And all of God's thoughts, that God's wants us to have, have already been revealed in the Bible. (1 Corinthians 2:9)