Jeremiah 10:23
“Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.”
As a child, I was aware that someone had to be in charge if there were no adults in the house. Unfortunately, I was never the one, as I had a brother who was five years older than I was. Hence, he never let me forget I was the baby of the family and he was in charge.
Many years later, I’m still not in charge, as there is one much greater and wiser who has that job. Thankfully, I accept it because I need what’s best, His will over mine in all things. I’m remembering Him as El Shaddai, God Almighty, or the All-Sufficient One. I want to make sure we have not, in our minds, somehow reduced Him from His rightful position as described in His Bible.
God is in charge of the universe He created, the Church over which Jesus was given authority, human government and its authorities that He sets in place or removes, and the home, being the head of man and his family.
So, what makes Him in charge and one to honor? The Bible teaches that God created the heavens and earth and all that exists. He’s also described as the great God and great King above all gods, as well as the First and the Last, the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. These, among many other scriptures, show His superiority over all things.
The fact that the Lord created the heavens, earth, sea, animals, man, etc., by His great power, shows us the level of His ability or might. Also, the Bible tells us that before He ever formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting, He is God.
God’s power is unmatched in that nothing shall be impossible with Him. Not to mention that by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him.
Another amazing fact is that Jesus, God’s Son, is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the word of His power. After making atonement for our sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Father. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
In addition to His great superiority and power, He’s not only the great Creator, but the owner of all things. David described in his Psalms that the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness of it, the world, and those that dwell in it. Also, the Lord declared that the silver and gold belong to Him.
Further, every beast of the forest belongs to God, along with the cattle on a thousand hills. Even the bodies of believers, described as our temples, are not our own, but are God’s, as we were bought with the price of His dear Son’s death.
The one and only true God in all His glory and majesty is worthy of being honored for His supreme greatness and power. He is the loving, kind, fair, and generous God whose compassion never fails. We are blessed to know and worship Him.
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Scripture References:
Genesis 1:1, Exodus 20:11, Psalm 24:1, Psalm 50:10, Psalm 90:2, Psalm 95:3, Haggai 2:8, Daniel 2:21, Jeremiah 32:17, Luke 1:37, Romans 13:1, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Colossians 1:16-17, Colossians 1:18, Ephesians 5:23, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 1:8, and Revelation 21:6.
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