Sovereignty of God Defined 7/6-10

06-10 July 2016 – Sovereignty of God Defined – Manna by Dorothy 

Isaiah 40:15 KJV “Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance …”

            Isaiah, the prophet compared the sovereignty (the ruling) of nations with the sovereignty (supreme ruler) of God, he said, “Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, and are counted as the small dust on the scales” (Isaiah 40:15 NKJV). 

            Sovereign nations have boundaries (limited in their ruling), but the sovereignty (supreme power) of God knows no boundaries (no limited). It means God can do anything. Even He has held the oceans in His hand! (Is. 40:12). Sovereignty means that God has supreme authority and power over the universe. 

            How do you define God? Who introduce God? No one. God introduce Himself to Abraham. Genesis 17:1 “. . . the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.”

            When He appeared to Abraham He said, “I am Almighty God” (v.1). We can only know Almighty God as He is revealed to us in His Word.  Moses said, “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law” (Deut. 29:29).

            Paul, the apostle wrote how he felt about God.  To Paul, God was awesome and Paul worship Him:  “Yes, God’s riches are very great, and His wisdom and knowledge have no end!  No one can explain the things God decides or understand His ways. 34) As the Scripture says, “Who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been able to give Him advice?” 35) No one has ever given God anything that He must pay back.  36) Yes, God made all things . . .” (Rom. 11:33-36, NCV).

Dorothy: Reading from Isaiah 40:25 God asks “To whom will you compare Me?  Who is My equal:” asks the Holy One. And verse 26, “Look up into heavens.  Who created all the stars? (NLT).  Who was God speaking to? Let’s read from NLT.

            “O Israel, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles?  How can you say God refuses to hear your case?” (Isaiah 40:27).  Do you ever felt like that?  We are seeing all kinds of troubles in many places especially nations. Where is God in all this?  Isaiah has the answer.

            “Have you never heard or understood? Don’t you know that the Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth? He never grows faint or weary. No one can measure the depths of His understanding.” (Isaiah 40:28).

            “He gives power to those who are tired and worn out: He offers strength to the weak. Even youths will become exhausted, and young men will give up.  But those who wait on the Lord will find new strength.  They will fly high on wings like eagles.  They will run and not grow weary.  They will walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:29-31, NLT).

Song: They That Wait Upon the Lord

They that wait upon the Lord

            shall renew their strength.

They shall mount up with the wings as an eagle.

They shall run and not be weary

            They shall walk and not faint.

Teach me Lord, teach me Lord to wait …

  (Author, unknown)