“Show Me Your Glory” by Steve Lawson
I like to give pop quizzes – though I did not always like to take them. I gave one yesterday to my Sunday School class. It led to a great discussion about what Biblical truths people need to know. Their answers – the Gospel, grace and Jesus – will guide our time together for weeks to come. They might get another pop quiz this coming Sunday. You can take it now. What three words can sum up Biblical theology? JEOPARDY gives contestants thirty seconds to answer Final Jeopardy, so you now have that length to respond.
BUM-BUM. Time is up and your response does not have to be in the form of a question. I believe the correct answer is “God is sovereign!” Steve Lawson concurs was he writes, “The foundational truth of all Christian theology is the bedrock doctrine known as the sovereignty of God…The sovereignty of God is His undisputed right to govern all that He has created…From God’s lofty throne in the heavens, He actively presides over all the affairs of the universe. His universal government extends over all planets and peoples, over all events and outcomes. By the free exercise of His own will, God directs all the works of His hands with unrivaled majesty.”
Steve opens the chapter on this incredible doctrine with this quote from Jonathan Edwards:
“Absolute sovereignty is what I love to ascribe to God.
God’s sovereignty has ever appeared to me a great part of His glory.
It has often been my delight to approach God and adore Him as a Sovereign God.”
These words have great value for God’s people. As you pray, remember the God who hears and answers your words rules over all things. In the midst of life in a fallen world, you get to rest secure in His perfect plan for your life. When making an important decision, you have the privilege of asking Him to do His perfect will and you have peace as you submit to that will.
Please never see God’s sovereignty as just another doctrine to tuck away in your head. Instead, let it find an eternal home in your heart as you take comfort in knowing that God “alone presides over all temporal affairs, over every life, and over each one’s eternal destiny. The Lord God Himself – the Creator of heaven and earth – is this ruling King.” Live with peace as you stand firm in the eternal love of God.
Pastor Gillikin