So who is God and is he sovereign,or just a personal servant that simply grants us our wishes?
First of all, I want to look in Genesis chapter 1. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." I want to look just at this verse. All of chapter 1 is the account of God creating the universe. I want to first ask you a question: if God created the entire universe (not just the earth), why do we limit what he can do with his creation? Why can God not cure someone with cancer in a blink of an eye when he is the one who created and sustains our cells? If God created the pandas, do you think he can't keep them from being extinct if he so wishes. If God created man out of dust (of which he created out of nothing), how is a virgin birth impossible? God created the entire universe and can do anything with it that he desires.
Within the universe, God also created us, people. Genesis 2:27 is a great verse that demonstrates this. He even created us to be his most prized creation.
It's easy to agree with everything so far, but I want to go deeper. When God created the universe, and particularly us, he had a reason for it. He didn't simply create us and say "now let's see what happens". Before he created the universe, he had a plan for every individual and knew how every circumstance would turn out, not just the "major" world events, but every aspect of each persons life. Even how many minutes you will have that cold this winter. Nothing is a shock to God and he sustains every single aspect of the universe. This fact is easily summed up in Colosians 1:6 "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him".
Since this is the case, why do we think sharing a Facebook post or donating to a televangelist will bring God to bless us or heal us as if he didn't already have a plan? It's not like he doesn't know how to help us or that he relies on us to tell him what we need. He created everything for a purpose, has a plan, and knows what is going on. We see this beautifully in Revelation 4:11 "Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created."
We exist because God wants us to exist. So why do we think God exists to please us? We tend to live day to day like we are here for ourselves, living for ourselves and doing only what we want. There's an old phrase that says the chief end (purpose) of man is to glorify God and enjoy his presence forever. You see, God created us for his enjoyment, to have an intimate relationship with him. That was altered when Adam sinned in the garden and now we have to be reconciled for our sins, but God still desires to have a relationship with us. He knows what we need but wants us to ask for it to draw us closer to him.
Ultimately, we exist for God, not the other way around and God can use us in any way he chooses. God is to be reverenced for his sovereignty and it's sad to see that vanishing. Profanity, TV shows mocking God, people mocking God. It pains me to see that people have lost all love and reverence for God. I want to end by asking a question. If we are here on earth to serve God and fulfill his plan, what makes anyone think that God won't end their time here early if they don't follow what God asks and fulfill his plan? And I must say, acknowledging Gods sovereignty and serving him is exceedingly rewarding compared to what we gain on our own.
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with glory which shall be revealed in us." Romans 8:18
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