December 20
Bible Reading: Exodus 15:1-18; Job 42:2; Ephesians 1:19-23; Psalm 121:1-2
The sun’s power output is staggering—382.8 septillion watts—but it pales in comparison to the power released in a gamma ray burst (GRB) from a supernova. The most powerful GRB ever recorded in September 2008 could have provided the entire Earth with enough power for 13.8 octillion years. That’s a mind-boggling amount of energy! Yet, the One who created the stars and all things is infinitely more powerful.
God is omnipotent, meaning He has the power to do anything He desires. As Stephen Charnock says, “The power of God is that ability and strength whereby He can bring to pass whatsoever He pleases.” His omnipotence is evident throughout Scripture. The creation of the world (Romans 1:20), the deliverance of Israel from Egypt (Exodus 15:6-7), and the victory of Jesus over sin, death, and the devil (Ephesians 1:19-23) all testify to God’s power.
In Ephesians 1:19, Paul prays that believers will realize “the immeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe.” This isn’t just a theological idea—it has practical significance for believers. God’s omnipotence is shown most clearly in salvation, where He saves us from sin and promises to present us faultless before His glory.
The Bible repeatedly reminds us of what God is able to do. He is able to:
- Make us stand (Romans 14:4)
- Establish us (Romans 16:25)
- Keep us from falling (Jude 24)
- Abound grace toward us (2 Corinthians 9:8)
- Guard what we’ve committed to Him (2 Timothy 1:12)
- Build us up (Acts 20:32)
- Transform our bodies (Philippians 3:21)
- Save us completely (Hebrews 7:25)
- Do more than we ask or think (Ephesians 3:20)
As Romans 8:31 declares, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Charles Spurgeon put it best: “O my soul, what can destroy thee if Omnipotence be thy helper? Rest thou secure. If Jesus is thine all prevailing King, and hath trodden thine enemies beneath his feet; if sin, death, and hell are vanquished by him, and thou art represented in him, by no possibility canst thou be destroyed.”
“The power of God is that ability and strength whereby He can bring to pass whatsoever He pleases.”—Stephen Charnock
I SING THE MIGHT POW’R OF GOD
I sing the mighty pow’r of God,
that made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
and built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained
the sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at His command,
and all the stars obey.
I sing the goodness of the Lord,
who filled the earth with food,
Who formed the creatures through the Word,
and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed,
where’er I turn my eye,
If I survey the ground I tread,
or gaze upon the sky.
There’s not a plant or flow’r below,
but makes Thy glories known,
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
by order from Thy throne;
While all that borrows life from Thee
is ever in Thy care;
And everywhere that we can be,
Thou, God, art present there.
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