God is Sovereign Over Everything

Hello Dear Ones,

  By the Sovereign grace of God we are all filled with life and the ability to do everything that we do everyday. God is sovereign over all people, all the earth, and the universe. It all belongs to Him and is controlled by Him. Nothing happens without Him knowing about it. There is no one like God.

  After making all the preparations for building the first Temple, “David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, ‘Praise be to You, O Lord, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours O Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all; you are the ruler of all things. In Your Hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise Your glorious Name.’” 1Chronicles 29:10-13

  When we realize who God is, and His sovereignty over each of our lives, we will love and adore Him. We will come to understand all the ways that He has helped each of us in our lives, with the help of His Holy Spirit. Are there instances in your life that you suddenly realize that it was God who was there with you in a particular situation, good or bad? That is the Holy Spirit teaching you and ministering to your heart about God’s sovereignty in your personal life.

  The awesome fact about God is He is everywhere and in control of all things. He commands nature and rulers. He blesses the humble and brings justice to those who are proud. He is aware of every single person and every detail of each of their lives. He knows them better than they know themselves. I am humbled and in awe of God.

  He causes everything to happen at the perfect time in order for His purposes to be accomplished. There is nothing He can’t do for those who are willing to let Him be Lord over their life. But those who refuse to surrender to His Lordship over their lives will not receive His very best. I would like to encourage you to examine your relationship with God and ask Him to show you anything in your life that you are still holding onto. He will show you what you need to let go of if you are listening. Then let go of what ever He shows you and wait for His perfect timing to shower blessings and provision in your life. Remember our timing is not God’s timing. So we may have to wait for God’s perfect will to be accomplished in our lives. But if it is from God, it is worth the wait!

  “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may stand in His Holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. He will receive blessings from the Lord and vindication from God his Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who see Your face, O God of Jacob.” Psalm 24:1-6

“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful Word. After He provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in Heaven.” Hebrews 1:3

It is a awesome thing to understand the immensity of God. That there is no way to fully understand Him, because if we could, He wouldn’t be God.

We will now start reading II Chronicles 1 - 9 for two week.

Blessings,

Tricia