Scripture is quite clear—from Genesis to Revelation—that God is omnipotent. In Genesis, He speaks and by the sheer power of His Word, He calls all that we see into existence. In Revelation 19:6, we find the only use of the word omnipotent, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!” 70 times, God is identified as the Almighty. God is so identified with power that the two words are used interchangeably. “Jesus said, ‘I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.’” (Mk.14:62).
Whatever God wills, He works. “In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,”(Eph.1:11). We cannot ask for anything too large and cannot think of something that would strain Him. “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,” (Eph.3:20).
This is a basic attribute—and harmonizes with God’s other attributes. For example, God is eternal—so it is impossible for Him to age and die; He is holy—so it is impossible for Him to sin; He is all-knowing—so it is impossible for Him to be mistaken; He is faithful and true—so it is impossible for Him to lie. That doesn’t contradict the truth—each attribute complements all.
HIS POWER IS SEEN IN CREATION. “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance?” (Isa.40:12).
HIS POWER IS SEEN IN GOVERNANCE. “Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, And are counted as the small dust on the scales; Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering. All nations before Him are as nothing, And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.” (Isa.40:15-17). Even Satan is under His control (as seen in the book of Job).
HIS POWER IS SEEN IN SALVATION. “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.... O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.” (Isa.40:3-5, 9-11). God did the impossible in a virgin bearing a child—God made flesh. Jesus wrought miracles, bore the sins of all, conquered death, ascended to heaven and will return in power and glory!
HIS POWER IS SEEN IN JUDGMENT. “It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless. Scarcely shall they be planted, Scarcely shall they be sown, Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth, When He will also blow on them, And they will wither, And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble.” (Isa.40:22-24).
And so I join the multitude in heaven exclaiming, ““Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!”
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