The problem of God’s sovereignty is that while the Bible asserts both God’s sovereignty and people’s freedom and moral responsibility, it never attempts to explain their relationship. This is most likely because even if God were to attempt to explain it, it would not make sense to us. We must remember that God is infinite in His ways as well as His being, and a finite mind simply cannot comprehend Him beyond what He has revealed to us. But at the same time we must understand that passages like James 1:13-14 tell us that God is never the author of sin. The fact that people’s sinful intents and actions serve the sovereign purpose of God does not make God the author of their sin nor make them any less culpable for their actions. The Bible consistently portrays people as making real choices of their own will, there is never any suggestion in Scripture of people being mindless puppets moved by divine strings. With this in mind we must be willing to acknowledge that we are accountable for our actions, and the proper response is found in 1 John 1:9 “Confession” The glory of God is that He is always ready … READ MORE

We struggle sometimes as we work through why God does not always restrain the wicked and harmful actions of others. While we do not know why God allows the enemies of His people to sometimes prevail at one tie and restrain them at another, we must understand that God, in His infinite wisdom and love, insures that good good ultimately comes from those harmful acts. While we often cannot explain, nor should we try, what God is doing in the lives of others, we can recognize the Bible’s consistent teaching that God is able and does move upon the hearts and minds of people to accomplish His purposes. Isaiah 55:8-9 says, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways, Says the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” God is never at a loss because He cannot find someone to cooperate with Him in carrying out His plan, He moves in the hears of people, so that they willingly, of their own free will carry out His plans. Most of the time we are not conscious of doing … READ MORE

In Genesis 20 Abram had lied about his wife Sarah, and Abimelech took her to become his wife. Yet God restrained him from doing a sinful act (Genesis 20:6-7). Abimelech was not conscious that God was restraining him, But God kept him from doing what his heart desired. God does not excuse Abram’s sin, but He did not let that stop Him from intervening in Abimelech’s mind and preventing the serious consequences of the sin. God can not olny restrain people’s actions, but even their most deeply rooted desires. No part of the human heart is impervious to God’s sovereign but mysterious control. We must remember not to look at the accounts of scripture merely as biblical history without relating them to our lives and our situations, understanding that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, God NEVER changes!. Romans 15:4 reminds us “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.” As you read the Bible and meditate on its content, understand the lessons that God gives and the truth that reveals about our mighty God, and learn to rest in the powerful … READ MORE