The Omnipotence of God

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host. (Psalm 33:6 ESV)

The word Omnipotence comes from the Latin word, “Omni Potens” which translates as all power and means God’s power is unlimited. God in His Omnipotence, spoke and all creation in this vast universe came into being. The Bible tells you in Genesis that God spoke and the heavens were there. God spoke and the land was separated from the sea. God spoke and light was separated from darkness. All this activity happened because of the voice of God (Genesis 1). God’s providence that is seen in the Word holds all creation together. Some believe God created, and then left the creation alone to watch it evolve without His hand in place. How can one truly believe such a thing? God’s hand firmly keeps the earth in its proper orbit as well as the stars in their position. Placed close to the Sun and the earth burns up, too far away and it freezes. As you look at all that is around you and see the beauty of the trees and smell the wonderful scent from the flowers, you can be assured God’s power to form all there is, comes from the Word. The Bible tells you Jesus Christ was with God from the beginning and is the Word that sustains this beautiful creation (see John 1:1-3). Understand that God is sovereign in all he does. He does not control at times then at other times not control or sometimes rule with absolute power but at other times not rule absolutely. In the Omnipotence of God, His power is unlimited. You are taught in school the laws of Physics, for example what goes up must come down (law of gravity) or the speed of light is 186,282 miles per second and the earth is eight and one half light minutes from the Sun. Yet, these laws do not pertain to God even though it is He that created them. Because God’s power is unlimited, He is not trapped by distance or time. Knowing this should affirm your faith in knowing God is in complete control of events that happen to you on a day-to-day basis as well as the events of this world and beyond. You have the assurance that nothing happens that God is not aware of, even evil.

For Thought:

1.    Do you understand the strength in the power of God?

2.    Are you aware it takes you a certain amount of time to go from point A to point B, yet for Our Creator time and distance have no meaning?

In your quiet time with God today ask Him to help you comprehend the concept of the Omnipotence of God. That you may understand His power is absolute and never changes. The world tells you the universe was created in a certain amount of time; yet, the Bible tells you God spoke all creation into being. Pray the Father to give you the faith to believe in the concepts written today, as you understand how lowly your position is when compared to God’s position.

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (Hebrews 11:3 NIV)

Let all Divine restraints be removed and man be left absolutely free, and all ethical distinctions would immediately disappear, the spirit of barbarism would prevail universally, and pandemonium would reign supreme. – A W Pink, The Sovereignty of God.