GOD
IS IN CONTROL
BREAD
1 Then
Job replied to the Lord: 2 “I know that you can do all
things; no plan of yours can be thwarted.”
Job 42:1-2 (NIV)
14 Is
anything too hard for the Lord? Genesis 18:14 (NIV)
26 Jesus
looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible,
but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
5 Then
Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the
Lord in the front of the new
courtyard 6 and
said: "O Lord, God of our
fathers, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms
of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you.
2 Chronicles 20:5-6 (NIV)
Then
Daniel praised the God of heaven 20 and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and
ever; wisdom and power are his. 21 He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and
deposes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. 22 He reveals deep and hidden
things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him.” Daniel 2:19-22 (NIV)
34 At the
end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my
sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him
who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures
from generation to generation. 35 All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing.
He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?” Daniel 4:34-35 (NIV)
3 Great
is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom. 4 One generation will commend your works to another;
they will tell of your mighty acts. 5 They will speak of the glorious splendor of your
majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works. 6 They will tell of the power of
your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds. 7 They will celebrate your
abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich
in love. 9 The Lord is good to all; he has compassion
on all he has made. Psalms 145:3-9 (NIV)
25 “To
whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One. 26 Lift your eyes and look to the
heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one,
and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing. 27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, “My
way is hidden from the Lord; my
cause is disregarded by my God”? 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator
of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his
understanding no one can fathom. 29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power
of the weak. 30 Even
youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They
will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will
walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:25-31
(NIV)
BUTTER
“Absolute sovereignty is what I love to
ascribe to God.” Jonathan Edwards
“The Lord’s presence is infinite, His brightness
insupportable, His majesty awe-full, His dominion boundless, and His
sovereignty incontestable.” Matthew
Henry
“God is indeed the Sovereign of all things, the One to
whom all creatures are accountable and whom all should glorify. He is under no
obligation to repay anyone, for
no one has ever given Him
anything. Paul concluded, For from Him
and through Him and to Him are all things. God is the first Cause, the
effective Cause, and the final Cause of everything. His deep ways are beyond
man's discovering; beyond man's knowing, beyond man's counseling, and beyond
man's giving. “All things” come from Him and by means of Him and are for Him
and His glory. Therefore, To Him be the
glory forever! Amen. God is the only proper One to magnify. The
all-sovereign God deserves the praise of all His creatures.” Bible
Knowledge Commentary
“We as Christians know that faith is
taking God at His Word. And we realize
that faith does not get us around our problems, but it gets us through
them. Such a promise is found in Psalm
48:14, ‘For this is God, our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.’ His promise then is no matter how difficult
we may find life to be, He will guide us all the way home. Isaiah 42:16 ‘And I will bring the blind by a
way they know not. I will lead them in
paths that they have not known.’ This is
the way God leads His own. You and I are
blind to the future, but He is not, and He has promised to lead all who will
put their trust in Him. Sometimes,
because our circumstances are totally out of our control, we not only have to
believe these promises, but we must put them to the test.” Wales
Goebel
“God always has something for you that is greater than what you
presently know, what you presently do, and what you presently experience. For
now, you walk the pathway of a pilgrim, but one day you will actually arrive at
your glorious destination. For now, you live a life of faith and believe in
many things that you do not yet see, but one day you will enter faith’s full
reward. For now, you are learning how to face difficulties and walk through
hard times, but one day you will wear a victor’s crown. For now, you experience
sorrows and shed many tears, but one day every tear will be wiped away. For
now, you are living by faith, but one day you will see Him face to face.”
Roy
Lessin
“Goliath
was one of the largest men in recorded history.
He defied the army of Israel, challenging them to send a man against
him. David volunteered. Goliath had David out-armed and out
–experienced. Goliath was a great
warrior; David was not. His only weapon
was a slingshot – and a deep dependence on God.
And God gave him victory.” Billy
Graham
“God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants His footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines of never failing skill He treasures up His bright designs, and works His sovereign will. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; the clouds ye so much dread are big with mercy, and shall break in blessing on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. Blind unbelief is sure to err, and scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, and He will make it plain.” William Cowper
“Oh,
for a spirit that bows always before the sovereignty of God.” Charles
H. Spurgeon
HEART
SAVOR
- · God is in control. Period.
- · God loves us and desires for us to be conformed to the image of His precious Son for our good and His glory. He allows things in our lives with the goal toward that end.
- · 33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34 "Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?" 35 "Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?" 36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. Romans 11:33-36 (NIV)
