I have found out that the Sovereignty of God is the doctrine most hated by the world and unsaved religionists. Men will allow God to be everywhere except on the throne as Sovereign. They will allow Him to be a "heavenly grandfather" who dispenses gifts and favor and prosperity to everyone. They will agree that He loves everyone. They will allow Him to order and sustain the universe, winds and waves. However, once the Sovereign Lord ascends the throne, the unsaved religionists will cry and gnash their teeth because they are not willing to bow to Him in dust and ashes of repentance and own Him as Lord of Lords and King of Kings. The unsaved demand to be in charge and refuse to acknowledge the LORD as the Sovereign Authority over them.
I say, "Thank God for His Sovereignty!" My life lesson is God’s Sovereignty is the soft pillow upon which I may rest my head at night. Let me provide some personal examples where this doctrinal truth has comforted me:
1. When my now 25 year old daughter was 6 months old and the doctor feared she had spinal meningitis. God delivered her. God is Sovereign.
2. My oldest son was almost in a car with "friends" that got arrested for criminal activity. My son decided not to go with them because he was now a Christian. God delivered him. God is Sovereign.
3. Facing financial pressures that were crippling. God delivered us. God is Sovereign.
4. I have had a heart attack, cancer twice, and joint issues. God delivered. God is Sovereign.
A practical understanding of this doctrine will cause you to say, "God is Sovereign," in the midst of the struggle before the positive end results. If you have to wait until the storm is past to say God is Sovereign, you don't get it. He is Sovereign throughout all, not just when the fight is over. Be comforted.
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