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More on the sovereignty of God:

He is working ALL THINGS according to His own will (Ephesians 1:11).

God cannot fail. He is not to be pitied but to be praised. It is often said that, "God is doing His best to save mankind". If this be so, then He will succeed. To say that God is trying to save all people and then to proclaim that all will not be saved is to admit that God has failed. This in itself implies that God is not all powerful nor is He perfect. To say that Satan is preventing many from being saved is to indicate that Satan is accomplishing that which God cannot do, that Satan is more successful and powerful than God. To say that the stubbornness of man prevents him from being saved is to say that man has thwarted the will and efforts of God. God cannot fail. He cannot begin a project without seeing it completed. He cannot design a plan only to have it defeated by some other agency whether it be natural man or supernatural Satan. He cannot, even in the smallest sense, realize failure in that which lie attempts to do.

To declare that sin entered the Garden of Eden and caught God by surprise is to dethrone God. This is to reduce him to the level of finite man Then, to declare that sinful man has the power and ability to defeat God's plan of salvation and reconciliation is to exalt man to the place where he can checkmate God. God is absolute, irresistible, and infinite. He governs all the universe as He pleases. He has the right as Creator to mold the clay into whatsoever shape He desires. He is under no rule or law outside His own nature. He is a law unto Himself. He is under no obligation to give an account of His matters to anyone. Sovereignty is characteristic of the whole being of God. Amen!

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When all is said and done, what more is there to say than this about God: "...the Sovereignty of God is the key to History, the interpreter of Providence, the warp and woof of Scripture, and the foundation of Bible interpretation. By the Sovereignty of God, we mean the supremacy of God. We mean His Kingship and Headship. It literally means, "the Godhood of God". To declare that God is sovereign is to declare that He is God. It is to declare "That He is the most high, doing according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth, so that none can stay His hand or say unto Him what doest thou?" (Daniel 4:35).

To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He "is the Mighty, the possessor of all power in heaven and earth, so that none can defeat His counsels, thwart His purpose, or resist his will" (Psalm 115:3).

To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is "The governor among the nations" (Psalm 22:28). He sets up kingdoms, overthrows empires, and determines the course of dynasties as pleaseth Him best.

To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is "The only potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of Lords" (1 Timothy 6:15).

Yes, it is HE who rules...

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Another visit. When I am away too long, thoughts that I had intended to share have...gone on their way. But others remain, and so - time to add a word or two to this blog. There is a scripture (in Romans 5:20) which says that "when sin abounds, grace SUPERabounds." A young man who is a Greek scholar, translated those words this way: "When overflows, grace FLOODS in." An even better picture, for this one shows grace as actively aggressive. Wonderful!!! Another special word that has blessed me richly: POIEMA. Scripture tells us that we are God's masterpieces (Gr. POIEMA) - not only His creatures, but HIS creations, His "poems" (Eph. 2:10). We are His "living epistles" (2 Cor. 3:3), and so our lives are meant to be listened to, because it is GOD who is speaking in to, out of, and through them - through the parable of each day, the symphony of the years, and the masterpiece of a lifetime. Wow!!! Just think - each of our lives is indeed a poem, a parable. And all is HIS doing! Amen!