October 3
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD / PART 10
CONCLUSION
According to George Addair:
-"Almost every person who is familiar with the Bible readily agrees that God possesses a foreknowledge
of everything that has been, is now, or will ever be. This is confirmed by many passages of the Bible among which are "known
unto God are all His works from the beginning" (Acts 15:18); "but all things are open and naked unto the eyes of Him" (Hebrews
4:13). To understand this truth is to realize that nothing happens by mere chance and the course of your life as well as the
course of the world is certain because foreknowledge indicates that the course is fixed. If it were not fixed it could
not be foreknown. And the fact that it is fixed is so vividly revealed in Ephesians 1:11, "Being predestined according to
the purpose of Him Who works all things after the counsel of His own will." ( The Absolute Sovereignty Of God, George
Addair )
-Our relationship with God will be greatly enhanced as we come to an understanding that God is sovereign. The
fact that God is sovereign is what sets Him apart from anything or anyone else. It is what makes Him God. It is the GODHOOD
OF GOD! His foreknowledge, power, and love are the very attributes that declare that HE ALONE IS GOD,
AND THAT THERE IS NONE ELSE BESIDE HIM! Not only does He possess foreknowledge, power, and love, but
these three attributes are to be seen as UNLIMITED in their demonstration and manifestation of WHO HE IS! HE IS THE GREAT
I AM! He has the knowledge, power, and love to carry out to completion ( perfection ) that which He purposes
from the beginning.
-If we preach a God Who is lacking in any of these areas, then He is not sovereign. If His power is limited
in any way, then He is not sovereign. If His love is limited in any way, then He is not sovereign. Some may ask the question,
what does love have to do with sovereignty? It has everything to do with sovereignty. If sovereignty is to be found in the
hands of a God Who is not love, then that God would be nothing more than a cruel dictator. But thank God that that is not
the case with our God, FOR GOD IS LOVE! He is ALL-POWERFUL and ALL-LOVING! He is everything to everyone! He is …
-ALL IN ALL!-
