The Omnipotent God Pt. 1

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Matthew 24:35 KJV

A compilation Jul 09, 2015

What does an omnipotent God mean to us? “Omnipotent” is defined as being all-powerful, having great and limitless power or infinite power. We will agree that God is all-powerful. He merely spoke the universe into existence and all life within it. But what effect does God’s omnipotence have individually upon us?

When we talk about the omnipotence of God, we are tempted to think it is an undisciplined attribute, which is to say everything that happens is the will of God. God can do anything He wants, and our praying is usually an appeal to His omnipotence. Will He get us out of a hardship we are facing? Will He heal a loved one? Will He intervene in all the war, suffering, and loss taking place in our world?

There is a well-known argument that God cannot be all-powerful and at the same time, all-loving. If He is all-powerful, then the very existence of suffering and devastation indicates that He cannot be all-loving. And if God is all-loving and desires the best for us, then He cannot be all-powerful, because He seems unable to resist the pain and turmoil taking place in our lives and in the world. This raises the question: What is God doing?

Galatians 3:22 says, “The Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin.” On three occasions, Jesus spoke of Satan as being the prince of this world, and 1 John 5:19 says, “We know that we are children of God and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.” These are verses we cannot sweep under the carpet, yet many of us feel justified in accusing God of inaction. But God does not simply look around the world, click His fingers and zap things into place. Though He is totally capable of intervening this way, He does not for the reason that His purpose for every one of us is that we come to know Him. And this is an absolute disciplined attribute of God. …

But where there is prayer, where there is faith and love for God through Jesus Christ, His intervention is assured.

We are never closer to God than in our suffering and hardships. As we come to live in dependence upon Him, He places His agenda in our hearts and fills us with His peace. He may or may not heal our loved one or zap our hardships away, but we rest in the fact that we have an all-powerful God who works to the good in every situation.—Charles Price

Omnipotent grace

God’s power is infinite, meaning that it is without any limits, immeasurable. As such, He not only has the power to do those things He has done, but also the power to do things He could do but hasn’t done. Some examples of such things mentioned in the Bible are raising up children of Abraham from stones, or sending legions of angels to deliver Jesus. While He has unlimited power and thus the ability to do these things, He didn’t do them.

While Scripture affirms that God can do all things, it also states there are some things God cannot do. He can’t deny Himself by going against His nature and character.1 He can’t lie.2 He can’t be tempted with evil, or tempt others with evil.3 He can’t do wickedly or pervert justice. He won’t violate His righteousness.

When the Bible says God is Almighty and can do anything, it should be understood that God can do anything which is consistent with His nature and character.—Peter Amsterdam

1 2 Timothy 2:13.
2 Titus 1:2.
3 James 1:13.
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Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live... Ezekiel 37:5 KJV




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