Accountable to the Almighty

How much does God impact this world? Does God still interact with this world as often as He did in the past? Did God set things in motion, and then walk away? We might be tempted to ask these questions, especially as we look at the world around us. This world seems to be getting worse and worse. If God really did love us and care for us, then He wouldn't let all these evil things in the world happen. If God was really involved in my life...

We know that God loves us because He sent His precious Son to die for us. Proving that evil exists does not disprove His existence, or how much He loves us, or the extent of His involvement on earth. Proving evil exists simply proves that evil exists. Proving misery exists, again simply proves misery exists. What is more, misery has been promised in this world because sin exists in this world. Still, as Thomas Brooks writes, "Whatever the means or instruments of our misery are - the hand is God's! It behooves us, in every judgement, to see the hand of the Lord, and to look through visible means to an invisible God!"

No one can say how or why God acts the way He does, in the manner that He does, because God is not accountable to men for His actions. God is Almighty, that is, the ruler of all things. Every action is reported to God. Everyone who does something is accountable to God, be it angel, demon, or human. Therefore, we need to remember that in all things, we are accountable to Christ. By the measure of Christ, we will stand or fall, and only through our Almighty Christ can we stand.

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Omnipotent Redeemer

It is amazing to consider what God is capable of. There is nothing that is too difficult for Him. God created the heavens and the earth. He made the moon, the stars, the ocean, and land. He made diamonds, gold, silver, and other precious jewels as well as the giant sequoias, and the long-loving bristlecone pines. He made simple organisms such as single celled bacteria, as well as the complex human body.

The God of the universe created all things. Paul attest to this in Colossians 1:16: " For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him."

For all the achievements of mankind, we have never created anything as beautiful as God has. Yet, God's creation of the world and everything in it was not His greatest achievement. Octavious Winslow writes, "The Redemption of man is the achievement of God... God spoke the universe out of nothing, and formed man from the dust of the earth, but in there Redemption of man, He became incarnate in the person of His beloved Son, exhausting heaven of its richest treasure, and conferring that treasure upon man in the person of Jesus the Savior, 'His unspeakable gift.'"

What is the most amazing is that this is OUR God. We get the chance to not only serve, but love, and have fellowship with the One who not only created, but rules the physical and spiritual realms. This amazing powerful being is not just an acquaintance, or even simply a friend or lover. Our God, is our Almighty Redeemer. There is nothing that He cannot redeem us from, by sheer magnitude of His will

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Can God Do Anything?

If God can do anything, could He create a boulder so big that He could not lift it? Could He create a burrito so hot He could not eat it? These seemingly "intelligent" trick questions, meant for no other purpose than to disprove the existence of God, are fundamentally flawed.

First, these questions misunderstand the meaning of the word omnipotent. Second, these questions misunderstand God.

Rich Deems says, "The Bible says that God cannot commit sin. God cannot lie. Therefore, biblical omnipotence does not mean God can do all things. God cannot do anything that is contrary to His holy character. However, God can do anything that He determines to do. This is the true meaning of omnipotence - the ability to do anything that one sets out to do."

In Jesus' day, men always tried to trap Jesus in His words. Using human thoughts or arguments, men such as the Pharisees and Sadducees continually attempted to trick Jesus, or present Jesus with an impossible question to answer. But Jesus, being God, was able to cut through their "intelligence" to the core of their hearts.

Consider this seemingly impossible trick question: If God is immortal, but God can do anything, can God die? This is exactly what happened with Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, who is both fully man and fully God, did completely die on the cross. But, being God, He conquered death and rose to life. If someone can't accept this answer to this impossible paradoxical question, then that person certainly won't accept any answer to any other trick question. Their heart has already been decided.

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