THE SOVEREIGN GOD
Memorise: I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of
Israel, your King. Isaiah 43:21
Read: Daniel 5:20-21, 20 But when his heart was lifted up,
and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they
took his glory from him:
21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was
made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him
with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew
that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over
it whomsoever he will.
Bible in one year: 2nd Samuel 1-2, Proverbs 9:13-10:7
MESSAGE
After king Nebuchadnezzar was deposed from his kingly
throne, his glory was taken away from him and he was disgraced to the point of
eating grass like oxen, he came back to his senses to realise that the Most
High God is the ultimate ruler in the kingdom of men. The problem with the king
was that he got carried away with his achievements, thinking that they were the
bye-products of his wisdom and physical power. This is the problem with many
people like him through the ages. Any achievement that will not lead us back to
the original Achiever could be very deadly. Jesus Christ spoke of a rich farmer
who was boasting of his achievements in agriculture, only for his life to be
taken away from him that same night.
“And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid
up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto
him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall
those things be, which thou hast provided?”
Luke 12:19-20
Apostle James warned against being boastful without giving
consideration to the sovereignty of God in James 4:13-15
“Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into
such a city. and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas
ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a
vapour that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye
ought to say, if the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.”
It is presumptuous for someone who does not know whether he
will survive the next day to commence planning a programme that will take place
in six months time. It is only the Almighty God that has the power to will and
to do. One can see the cause of the calamity that befell kings Pharaoh and
Herod.
In the case of King
Herod, he took not only the glory that belonged to God but God’s sovereignty.
The consequence was fatal because he was stricken by angel of the Lord and he
was eaten up by worms immediately.
“And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat
upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout,
saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel
of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten
eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.”
Acts 12:21-23
May the sovereignty of God be made positively manifest in
our lives so that we can live in the supernatural from now on in Jesus’
name.
Action Point
Always acknowledge the sovereignty of God in all
you do so that you may be guid
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