“Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it?” Amos 3:6
October 30, 2023
War erupts in the Middle East. A mentally disturbed man goes into a bowling alley, shoots and kills eighteen people. Four young nursing students are rear-ended by a truck, and all are killed. Admittedly, these are all on the dark side of life. There are many good things that happen. But the point is that God is sovereign over the entire universe. The prophet Amos uses a rhetorical question, expecting a no answer to entrap his audience. Cause and effect take place because God is in charge. The context is actually quite illuminating. The God of grace does not send the disaster without sending a warning first. The biblical truth about the sovereignty of God is not only to be a settling teaching, it also gives meaning and substance to all other doctrines. There are many practical deists among professing Christians, which is the belief that God stands off at a distance from His creation and just lets things happen without involvement. Contrarily, theologian John Feinberg is right when he says, “God is the ultimate, final, and complete authority over everything and everyone.” Are you personally convinced that God alone is in charge of the universe? Your answer to this question will determine how you think about everything else.
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“O Sovereign Lord, I am in great need of learning what it means to believe in your rule over everything that happens in this world.”