“Alleluia: for the
Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” Revelation 19:6. The word Omnipotent or
Omnipotence comes from “Omni” meaning all and “potence” meaning power. It means
that God is all-powerful; that He possesses absolute authority and has infinite
strength. Over fifty times He is called the Almighty in Scripture. The very
name El-Shaddai means God Almighty. He
is the Divine Sovereign of the Universe.
Each Sunday, men
rise to stand behind pulpits and talk about a god that is far different from
the God of the Bible. God is likened to some old, weak, hand wringing, gray
haired grandpa who really, really
wants to do this or that, but is either unable or unwilling. This is not the
God of Heaven and Earth that is revealed in Holy Writ. This pocket-sized
powerless god is of human invention. He may fit well into the mind of the
self-sufficient, but is of no true value to the desperate.
Men will say
things such as “God is trying” or “God has done all He can”, but this is mere religious
superstition. The God of the Bible is not governed by anyone or anything,
except His own good pleasure. God has never “tried” to do anything and the suggestion
that the Almighty is handcuffed by the will of man is mere folly. Listen to
what this Babylonian king said of God in Daniel 4:35 “And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he
(God) doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the
inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What
doest thou?” Does this sound like a God
who has done all He can and is now dependent upon man? Does this sound like
some impotent deity pacing the halls of Heaven, hoping His purposes will be
accomplished? No, no, a thousand times no. God never has, and He never will ask
mankind’s permission to do anything. Rather let the words of faithful preachers
and a devoted multitude ring from the rafters: The Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
The God we serve
is able to accomplish whatever He desires to do. He possesses all might, He
never grows old, or tired, or weary. He has never had to “call for back-up” because He was overrun or overwhelmed. He has
never needed a vacation or even needed to rest. He is eternally, omnipotent. How
encouraging is this truth that the God we depend upon is supreme in power. Paul
gives great encouragement to our prayer lives when he is inspired to write in Ephesians
3:20 “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we
ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”
Consider the words
of the prophet Jeremiah, “Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and
the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.” (Jer. 32:17). He created
everything out of nothing, merely by the word of His power.
Nothing is too
hard for the Lord. God has never sought to do something that His omnipotence
could not carry out. He caused it to rain manna from Heaven and He brought
water from a rock. Christ fed a multitude with five loaves and two fish. He
healed the sick, cleansed lepers, and raised the dead. He restored broken bodies
and restores broken families. He even walked on water! His power is unlimited.
Finally, God alone
has redemptive power. We do not have the strength to save ourselves. God alone
has the ability to raise the spiritually dead. The disciples asked Jesus a very
pertinent question; who then can be saved? His reply was this: in Matthew 19:26
“with men this is impossible, but with
God; all things are possible.”
The Gospel of His
Son is the power of God unto salvation, to everyone that believeth. Christ died
for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried and rose again in glorious
power. And now ever lives to make intercession for us.
What a glorious
Omnipotent God we serve!
No comments:
Post a Comment