The Most High God Rules!!

Have you ever been shocked by what you discovered about God from the Bible…what He is really like? I have...and I must admit a few of those 'discoveries' took me a while to accept and get use to. You see, without even realizing it we tend to formulate in our own minds what God is and what He is like. This is a mistake, because our ideas and conclusions often run contrary to the revelation of God in the Word. Understand we cannot simply think our way into a correction concept of God—no matter what your IQ is. God must reveal Himself to us, or we are left with no means or apparatus for ascertaining such lofty knowledge! Praise the Lord for His written revelation—The Scriptures! This post provokes us to think just a little about the God we think...we know....

Any serious reflection on the very nature of Almighty God is stunning to the human heart and mind. He really is far beyond our comprehension! The problem with so many of us is that we tend to want God's blessings, but are not really excited about His glorious Person. Many Christians crave God's blessings, but precious few seem to really want Him. We at times seem more excited about going to Heaven, than we are about going to be with God someday. The fact of the matter is that it really is all about Him. Too many Believers are frustrated with God, prayer, worship, and the Bible because they have created God in the image of Santa Claus or the Cosmic Easter Bunny. Such a perception of God is actually an erection of a blatant idol--an impostor. Yes, an erroneous idea about God is idolatry; this is true even if it only exists in our minds. While some are glad to view God as merciful, forgiving, kind, generous, and slow to anger, they are reluctant and even repulsed by the mere suggestion that He is holy, just, righteous, sovereign, and jealous. So, any serious meditations on God according to the Scriptures can be shocking to the average person.

This post is an honest attempt to feed our need to think about God in truth. Yes, some of these reflections are shocking, but they are also accurate portrayals of our Awesome God. This is not intended to be exhaustive, but only a suggested point of reflection about our great God. As you read the Word, look for, scrutinize, and validate these observations; it could change the way you read your Bible. More importantly, they could help you gaze into the glorious face of your Heavenly Father.

Some Serious Reflections on the Fact that the Most High God Rules and Overrules (Romans 9):

• ·        When we say Almighty God is in control, we are confessing His universal overarching rule
• ·        God not only makes great plans, formulate stunning strategies, and outline critical objectives, but He perfectly orchestrates their execution
• ·        God is within Himself the perfect absolute standard of unbiased fairness, pure justice, and righteousness; He appeals to no other for legitimacy
• ·        Some prerogatives belong exclusively to the Most High God, and people cannot influence Him at all; not even through prayer
• ·        God shows mercy to whomever He wants and is justified within Himself when He does so; He owes no one at all an explanation when He does or does not
• ·        The purest form of justice does not rest in our fair society, but in the Mighty God who chooses to act in righteous-mercy