Sovereign Lord

“How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you,

 and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.”

II Samuel 7:22

 

 

 

The word sovereign is defined as: having supreme rank, power or authority.

So let me ask you a question.

Is God Sovereign?

The word sovereign speaks first of position.

The word sovereign speaks secondly of power.

God is sovereign because He is the chief being of the universe

with the supreme power of the universe.

There is no one greater or more powerful.

There is not even a close second.

Being an atheist or an unbeliever does not change the sovereignty of God.

His existence, His supremacy, power and authority are not diminished because you don’t believe in Him.

I may choose to believe the sky is green and the grass is blue but that doesn’t make it so.

God is sovereign with or without my believing it to be so.

Declaring this truth inevitably raises questions about Gods power and our wills.

Questions we need not stumble over.

We will look a couple of them more closely in the coming days.

 

Jeremiah 32:17

“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.”

Ezekiel 34:31

“You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God,

declares the Sovereign Lord.’”