Isaiah 45:5-7 "I am the LORD, and there is no other;
Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me; (6) that men may know from the rising to the
setting of the sun that there is no one besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is
no other, (7) the One forming light and
creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who
does all these.
God is literally the strong
man of the universe. No force, physical or spiritual holds more power than God.
Any power Satan or evil ruler may have
is only because God has allowed it to be. This power is described by the term omnipotence.
In terms of man, we have
experienced the likes of men who believe they are all powerful. But I ask
today, where are the likes of Alexander the Great? Napoleon? Hitler? Stalin?
Let these be examples to the so called strong men of today that they too will
fade in the sunset as others. Only God is all powerful.
However, in God's great power
He does not overrule His own nature. Paul
tells us in his writing of Titus (1:2) that God cannot lie. The only limits upon God are self-imposed
limitations. God cannot do that which is
inconsistent with his moral character. To
do so would be to deny His very nature as God. To say that he cannot lie or that he can do no
wrong is not to limit God's power but to display His nature. To do a morally wrong or rationally absurd
thing is not evidence of strength, but of weakness.
God also respects the world
order which he has established. He does not act inconsistently with that order.
For instance, he respects man's freedom. He does not deal with man in such a
way as to violate his nature as a free being. This is a self-limitation imposed by the
nature or will of God in ordaining man's existence as free. The same may be
said concerning any other limitation placed on God by the order of the world.
Perhaps the greatest show of
power is not the flexing of muscles, but rather the laying down of one's power
for the betterment of all. And God did just that. Regarding His own life, Jesus said, "No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of
Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This
command I have received from My Father." John 10:18 The
"All Powerful" God of the universe laid down His power so that you
and I might be saved through His power. What a powerful God we serve!
What does God being
omnipotent have to do with our lives today?
Every promise God has ever made is as secure as He is strong. If God cannot be thwarted or overcome by any
other power, then every promise is secure!
He is OUR God! For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this
is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith. 1 John 5:4
Claim His promise for your life this
day!
Scripture to Claim
Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them,
"With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
