Psa 115:3 But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased.
God is sovereign and that means He does everything He wants, when He wants to do it in exactly the way He wants it to work out – and there isn’t anything that can stop Him. Before He created the world, when there was nothing but Himself, God ordained the history of the universe all the way to the end. God would do as He pleased and nothing would thwart His plan. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to the rise and flight of a cardinal on Buffalo Creek, God ordained it and purposed it, He planned it, and He brought it about (Isaiah 46:9-11).
But if you confirm what the Bible says about our Lord’s sovereignty, you need to believe it all the way down. You cannot just believe that God is almighty when it comes to the past or that God is almighty when it comes to the uncertain future. Sovereignty cannot be only in the realm of governments and far away events of history. To be truly almighty means that God does whatever He wants in all points of life and that includes your life. God is sovereign over sickness and health, finances and weather. God is also sovereign in salvation, from beginning to end – not just in an abstract philosophical way, but God is sovereign over your soul.
There is much preached about the free will of man, but what about the free will of God? Before you tell me about your free will tell me about God’s. Before you advocate your choice, what does the Bible say about God’s choice? Does God have the freedom to save who He pleases? If God has purposed it, who can frustrate His plan? If the mighty Pharaoh or Nebuchadnezzar cannot frustrate God’s plan, do you think that you can? The plan and the will of God is unchangeable (Isa 14:27; Heb 6:7) which means God’s will is free and your will is not.
God doing what He pleases means that God is sovereign all the way down. We are mere creatures; clay in the hands of a sovereign Potter who can do with us as He wishes. God being partly sovereign is like a woman being sort of pregnant. You either are or you’re not. The evidence of Scripture is that the God of the Bible is the Alpha and Omega, the Almighty King of kings. Instead of coming to the subject of the salvation talking about man’s will, I believe a Christian should first affirm the truth that God is Almighty. Christian, confess that the Lord does whatever He wants in Heaven in Earth. There can only be One sovereign and there cannot be two beings that are absolutely free to do as they please. Only God has the freedom to do everything He wants. God does what he pleases, even in the salvation of sinners. Hallelujah, the Lord omnipotent reigns!
