The Sovereignty of God
There are no limits to God’s rule. This is part of what it means to be God. He is sovereign over the whole world, and everything that happens in it. He is never helpless, never frustrated, never at a loss. And in Christ, God’s sovereign providence is the place where we are able to feel most reverent, the most secure, and most free.
God Is Sovereign over the Universe
Whenever God acts, he acts in a way that pleases him. God is never constrained to do a thing that He despises. He does whatever pleases Him.
Sometimes we need to be reminded that there are no limits to God’s rule. For He is sovereign over the whole world, and everything that happens in it. We need to remember that He is never helpless, He is never frustrated, nor is He ever at a loss. And He definitely does not need our help to achieve His purposes. So, can be assured that He reigns over all the nations of the Earth… Over every nation, every people, every language, every president, and every politician, great or small.
God Is Sovereign over Salvation
Jesus died not only to offer salvation to the world, but also to bring his people to himself, to overcome their rebellion, and to gather them to Himself.
God is the God of salvation and we cannot save anyone… only God can save… we are to be His ambassador… which means we are to behave and act in a way that represents His Son Jesus Christ, in everything we say and do. We are to plant the seeds, and the Lord gives the crop.
God Is also Sovereign over Our Suffering
The ultimate reason that suffering exists in the universe is so that Christ might display the greatness of the glory of the grace of God by suffering in Himself to overcome our suffering. This is a deep thought, and I don’t have time to expand of this today. But think about it… If there was no suffering in our world… Christ could not have come and suffered to save us from our sin…
Isaiah 46:9–10 “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.’”
Romans 13:1 “There is no authority except from me, and those that exist have been instituted by me.”
The risen and reigning King of kings and Lord of lords rules over this world and over His mission with absolute sovereignty. Nothing is outside His sovereign will.
If he meets with resistance, He either allows it for his purposes, or He overcomes it for his purposes.
We can be absolutely certain…
that Jesus Christ has absolute authority and sovereignty over this world.
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The Word of God, tells us that He is not a God of confusion but of order.
That He is altogether good, altogether holy, and altogether sovereign.
Our God is of divine sovereignty and we must always balance this with a clear understanding that God, always exercises His power and authority according to His Holy Character.
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