From all eternity, God dwelt all alone: self-contained, self-sufficient, self-satisfied. In need of nothing, dependent upon no one, He was infinitely blessed in Himself. Before the first angel was formed, before the heavens were stretched forth, before the earth was fashioned and peopled--God dwelt in solitary glory. He had no rival, no equal, and no companion. He existed in the majestic fullness of His own infinite Being. Had a universe been necessary to His satisfaction, it would have been brought into existence from all eternity. But He is independent of all His creatures. God is solitary in His majesty. He is unique in His perfections. He is supreme in His authority. He is unrivaled in His glory. Heaven and earth, time and eternity, are but the unfolding of His eternal purpose and sovereign will. He does all that He pleases—and nothing can thwart Him. In the works of creation, in the unfolding of providence, and in the accomplishment of redemption--God acts alone. He needed no counselor when He laid the foundations of the world. He sought no aid when He decreed salvation. From beginning to end, ALL is of Him, through Him, and to Him. What folly, then, for puny man—formed from the dust and stained with sin—to imagine himself to be essential to the plans of God. He is not served by human hands as if He needed anything. Let every mouth be stopped, and let the whole world bow in silence before Him. The solitariness of God should humble our pride, still our complaints, silence our questions, and draw us to worship. He alone is God—eternally exalted, infinitely glorious, and worthy of all praise. "Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Wh