Tuesday, October 19, 2021

God's Power Over All

God's power over all is illustrated in the Bible. "Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?" (Romans 9:21). The potter is an image of God. We are like clay in his hands. The analogy of the potter reveals how God is omnipotent. As the potter has power over the clay, so God has power over all.

God's power over all is seen in creation. The Bible declares, "It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves" (Psalm 100:3). The power of God is revealed in all of creation. Those who refuse to acknowledge God as the Creator over all must be left with the foolish conclusion that nothing made everything. Yet, God's creation reveals God's power over all.

God's power over all is revealed in Christ. After the resurrection, Christ declared all power given unto him in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18). That reveals the deity of Christ. Only God has power over all. God's power is revealed in our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, Jesus "the same Lord over all is rich unto all who call upon him" (Romans 10:12).

God's power over all is experienced in salvation (Romans 1:16). The apostle Paul is our example. He testified, "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, to reveal his Son in me" (Gal. 1:15-16). He became a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). He was transformed by the power of God in Christ (Romans 12:1-2).