The Sovereignty of God in Scripture
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN SCRIPTURE
~ A Scriptural Search of Who God Says He Is ~
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O
LORD, and You are exalted as head over all. 1 Chron 29:11 NKJV
For a Christian, most of our perceptions about the circumstances in our lives comes from our view of God. When we only receive a portion of Who He is, then it minimizes how He can communicate with us, and how we perceive what He is saying.
For several years I have had the longing for and been praying about coming into the promise of His sabbath rest. That promise comes from the section of scripture in Hebrews 4. As defined there, sabbath rest is when we believe God. If we believe Him, we are able to rest in Him. I have studied and studied that and have finally found the key to understand what it means to believe God. In order to believe God, we must believe Who He is.
When wrestling with the evil in the spirit world and evil in man’s world, it is hard to put it all together with the loving God that we know. In my search, this led me to accept His absolute Sovereignty, for I found no rest without this basic and most important understanding of the wonderful and absolute God we serve. There is such comfort in knowing that He rules over all.
In the following scriptures it is very clear that God Himself, men inspired by Him, and Biblical records of historical events declare that He is Sovereign. The word sovereign means all ruling. He created everything, and everything created serves His purpose. Nothing takes place without His permission. When a believer couples this knowledge with His love, they can indeed trust they are in good care.
2 Tim 3:16-17 NKJV
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Mark 12:24 NKJV
Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?
CONTENT INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING PDF FILE:
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD IN SCRIPTURE
~ A Scriptural Search of Who God Says He Is ~
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GOD IS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS……………………………………… Page 4
2. IN HIM, TO HIM, THROUGH HIM ARE ALL THINGS………………………… Page 9
3. GOD IS ALL-POWERFUL…………………………………………………………… Page 9
- He is the All Powerful, All Ruling One
- What He Named Himself – El Shadday, the Almighty God
- What Others Said of His Power
4. GOD RULES OVER MAN………………………………………………………….. Page 12
- Mary & Elizabeth
- Joseph
- The Egyptians
- Israel’s Enemies
- Saul
- Israel
- The priests and Levites
- The mother from Shunem
- Job
- Jonah
- John The Baptist
- Jesus
- Peter
- Paul
- The Elect
- The Lawless Ones
- All men
5. GOD RULES OVER KINGS……………………………………………………….. Page 17
- All Kings
- Pharoah
- Sihon king of Heshbon
- Ahab
- Saul
- David
- Amaziah
- Solomon
- Rehoboam
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Ahaz
- Hezekiah
- Artaxerxes
- Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilatem the Gentiles and Israel
- Pilate
6. GOD DOES AS HE PLEASES……………………………………………………. Page 21
7. GOD RULES OVER EVIL………………………………………………………….. Page 23
- Over satan
- satan must ask permission
- Evil Spirits
- False Prophets
8. GOD ALLOWS EVIL FOR HIS PURPOSES…………………………………… Page 26
9. GOD IS OMNISCIENT – ALL KNOWING………………………………………. Page 27
10. GOD IS OMNIPRESENT – ALWAYS PRESENT……………………………. Page 28
11. GOD IS OMNIPOTENT – ALL POWERFUL………………………………….. Page 28
