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“The Sovereignty Of God Over The Nations - Part 4”
The Sovereignty Of God Over The Nations - Part 4
Wade Webster
In the first three installments of this study, we defined the sovereignty of God and began noticing the Biblical declarations of it. We will finish the declarations of it in this lesson.
The Sovereignty of God Declared
- “Then Job answered and said: “Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God? If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered? He removes the mountains, and they do not know When He overturns them in His anger; He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble; He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars; He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea; He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number. If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him; If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’ God will not withdraw His anger, The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him” (Job 9:1-13). Again, Job said, “But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does. For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him (Job 23:13-14). Finally, we read, “Job answered the LORD and said: Again, Job said, I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You” (Job 42:1-2).
- “But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases” (Psalms 115:3).
- “For I know that the LORD is great, And our Lord is above all gods. Whatever the LORD pleases He does, In heaven and in earth, In the seas and in all deep places. He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain; He brings the wind out of His treasuries. He destroyed the firstborn of Egypt, Both of man and beast. He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh and all his servants. He defeated many nations And slew mighty kings— Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan—And gave their land as a heritage,A heritage to Israel His people. Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your fame, O LORD, throughout all generations. For the LORD will judge His people, And He will have compassion on His servants. The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; They have ears, but they do not hear; Nor is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. Bless the LORD, O house of Israel Bless the LORD, O house of Aaron! Bless the LORD, O house of Levi! You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD! Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, Who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the LORD!” (Psalms 135:5-21).
- “The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD” (Proverbs 16:33).
- “The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages” (Proverbs 26:10).
- “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen” (Matthew 28:18-20).
- “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left” (Matthew 25:31-33).
- “For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen” (Romans 11:36)
These declarations make clear that God does what He wants and no man can prevent Him from doing so.
It may seem at times that no one is in charge. In the 1930’s, Winston Churchill felt that way. He was frustrated that no one, including Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, was taking Adolf Hitler seriously. Churchill went around fuming and quoting a line from a little poem. The poem asked, “Who’s in charge of the clattering train?” In Churchill’s mind the answer was obvious - no one (Jeremiah 178).. It may seem like that at times in our country, but we are not trapped in an aimless universe, living a meaningless life, or dying a hopeless death. God is on His throne. If He wasn’t, then we wouldn’t still be here (Heb. 1:3).
