GOD IS ALL POWERFUL

November 22 

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8

God is “almighty,” That is, He has all power. He said to the prophet Jeremiah in 32:27, “Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?” Jeremiah needed to hear these words. Through him, God had told the people of Judah to pack their bags and make travel arrangements to go to Babylon. Then, He tells Jeremiah in this chapter to buy a plot of land. It may have well been very puzzling to Jeremiah. He may have thought, “Why would You tell us to leave, Lord, and then tell me to buy land? It doesn’t make sense.” God assures Jeremiah that He knows what He is doing and He has the power to make it happen before He explains what the purchase of the land signifies. I find this very helpful. 

How many times have we been puzzled over God’s ways, and doubts about God’s goodness or His sovereignty or His power rise up? To know that God can do anything is extremely comforting. Even if I die (when I die), God has the power to resurrect me. Look at the nation of Israel. God has the power to resurrect them as a nation after hundreds of years as He did in 1948. Now, He is bringing about the fulfillment of His promises to Israel. So it is with us. He has the power to accomplish all that He has promised to us. Promises like nothing separating us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:38-39); or, completing in us what He has begun (Philippians 1:6); or, providing all that we need (Philippians 4:19). Are you resting in His promises today and His power to keep those promises? 

Ike Graham