THE SOVEREIGN GOD

Memorise:

I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of
Israel, your King. Isaiah 43:15

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.

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.
“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 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 an 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 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 guided aright.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 1-2 and Proverbs
9:13-10:7

HYMN 7: HOLY HOLY HOLY, LORD GOD
ALMIGHTY

1. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

2. Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the
glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
Who wert and art and evermore shalt be.

3. Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide
thee,
Though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may
not see,
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

4. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and
sky and sea;
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!