“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.” (1 Chron.29:11-12).
God claims dominion over all that He made. David declares the comprehensive nature of it in these verses.
God rules over creation because:
• HE CAUSED IT. Because God brought all things into existence, He exerts the right to rule over them. If I make something, it is mine to do with as I please.
• HE CLAIMS IT. Isaiah and Jeremiah in the Old Testament (Isa.29:16, 45:9, 64:8; Jer.18:1-23) and Paul in the New Testament (Rom.9:1-33; 2 Cor.4:7; 2 Tim.2:20) use the analogy of God being the Potter—shaping the clay according to His design.
• HE CONTROLS IT. Because He has made all things, His control extends to every facet of nature. Not a raindrop falls from the sky, not a bolt of lightning descends to earth, not a blade of grass grows, or a breeze blows except by God’s command. He is Lord over the angels, as He is called the Lord of Hosts. He is Master over the demons—even Satan has to report in (Job 1:6-12, 2:1-6). But, He isn’t a tyrant, “a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom” (Ps.45:6; Heb.1:8).
It’s comforting to know this day what I learned from a song, long ago as a child, “He’s got the whole world in His hands.”
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