Answer: Sovereign grace combines two of God’s attributes, His sovereignty and His graciousness. As we can see, the Bible is very clear that God is not in absolute control of everything that happens today. “But our God is in the heavens — He has done whatever He has pleased!”Psalm 115:3 Then to look at the introduction in chapter 1. For more on her speaking ministry, coaching services for writers, or books and resources to help you grow in your relationship with God, your marriage or your parenting, see her website: www.StrengthForTheSoul.com. Scriptures Concerning God's Sovereignty Including Predestination and Election "His Sovereignty rules over all." Photo Credit: ©Unsplash/Guillaume de Germain. Sometimes when I’m on my soapbox insisting that God’s love covers all things, somebody will encourage me not to forget about God’s sovereignty. In Deuteronomy 31:8, we read: “It is the Lord who goes before you. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. If He is not healing immediately, He knows what is best and when it is best to answer our prayers. To say that God is sovereign is not to say merely that He is stronger than everyone else, although this is true. If God truly controls everything, how can humans have free will? Yet by and large we choose to follow our own way. of 12 Riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler of everything. In this passage, Jesus assures believers that it is not their obligation to worry, but to trust Him to care for every detail of their lives. It is obvious from Scripture and from everyday life that people do have free will. Since God is in control, let all his works praise him. He can heal individually, as well as heal nations physically, economically, spiritually. "The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths" (Psalm 135:6). Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. When everything around us feels out of control, we can allow Scripture to prove to us that God has been, is, and will be sovereign over our lives and world. God’s Track Record A second view holds that free will exists, after a fashion. Don’t miss the teaching point in that story, which is found in Jesus’ question to His freaked-out, panicked disciples: “Why are you so afraid? It is not possible for us to fully understand the sovereignty of the infinite God. She is the author of 17 books including her best-selling When Women Walk Alone (nearly 150,000 copies sold), When a Woman Overcomes Life’s Hurts, When God Sees Your Tears, and When Couples Walk Together: 31 Days to a Closer Connection, which she co-authored with her husband, Hugh. But that would not be true of an omniscient, omnipotent sovereign. And most seem to agree that humans have, or at least seem to have, some form of free will. And we, as his subjects, follow or disobey. 3. The fact that God is sovereign does not mean that He chooses to control all things all the time. He is not Sovereign alone, but He is graciously Sovereign. People are responsible for what they do with the gospel—or with whatever light they have (Romans 2:19, 20), so that punishment is just if they reject the light. Despite what we feel, we need to remind ourselves that God is in control. God allows pauses and rest stops for us to regroup and reprioritize, and this just might be one of them. In the story, Satan--who was wreaking havoc on Job’s life in order to get him to curse God--had to seek God’s permission in order to take Job’s possessions, as well as touch his body. God allows fallen angels and humans to produce sin and evil, but they never act beyond or against His sovereign will (Job 1:1-21; Ps. God’s Sovereignty inspires us to worship him. Would know my disobedience might derail some plan of the boat under sun..., always as he deems it is not healing immediately, he the. 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