The LORD reigns!

It is utterly amazing that the natural man entertains the idea that he has some sort of veto power over the eternal decrees of God Almighty. Men say that God has a wonderful plan for everyone, but that plan will only come to fruition if the Lord is allowed to have His way. What kind of God would He be if His purpose was dependent upon us and could be derailed by the will of puny man?

No one is surprised when our plans fail to come to pass because we often lack the power and/or the wisdom to bring our desires to pass. However, since the Lord’s power is unlimited and His wisdom is infinite, nothing could possibly hinder Him from fulfilling that which He has eternally purposed to do. “But He is in one mind, and who can turn Him? and what His soul desireth, even that He doeth” (Job 23:13). For any to think that God’s eternal and irreversible purpose might fail or that He might try to do something and yet not be able to complete it is to reduce the Almighty to the level of His creatures.

The Lord brought this charge against Israel: “Thou thoughtest that I was such an one as thyself” (Psalm 50:21). To the Lord, there is no obstacle which exists that can prevent Him from performing His wise and perfect will. What does the Lord say with regard to His purpose? “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure” (Isaiah 46:10). “Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did He in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places” (Psalm 135:6).

-preacher Jim Byrd

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