![]() The book of Hebrews speaks of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, “through whom also He made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:2). Job had no answer, overwhelmed by the omnipotent power of Him who was coming, in due time, to his rescue. In response, Job simply put his hand over his mouth (Job 40:4). Who determined its measurements?” Job 38:4-5) ![]() The Lord appeared to him saying, “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. This was God’s answer to Job as he tried to grapple with all his sufferings. And since the universe pulsates with energy, He must be omnipotent. Since the universe contains goodness and righteousness and love and justice, He must be moral. Since the universe contains feelings and emotions and love and human relations, its Creator must be personal. Since the universe is phenomenally complex and contains intelligent life, God must be omniscient. ![]() Since the universe appears almost endless in duration, He must be virtually eternal. Since the universe appears almost limitless in extent, the First Cause-God-must be virtually infinite. The heavens declare the glory of God! By looking into the stellar sky, we can learn many facts about God. The existence, immensity, and complexity of the universe is indisputable evidence for the omnipotence of God. Psalm 33 says, “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth … He spoke, and it was done He commanded, and it stood fast” (verses 6-9). God spoke the world into existence, and His power was conveyed by the simple syllables He spoke. According to Genesis 1, God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light (verse 3). For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (NIV).Īs I studied this in Scripture, I was genuinely surprised to see how many biblical passages speak of this. Romans 1:19-20 says: “What may be known about God is plain …. He said all the world is guilty because the power of God is visible to all the world through the created order. This is the way the apostle Paul began his arguments in the book of Romans. How do we know God is powerful? If we were appearing before a jury to convince them of the power of God, what evidence would we bring? The demonstrations of God’s power are as infinite as His power itself, but since we don’t have an infinite number of pages in this book, I’ll only mention four.įirst, I would point the jury of humanity to the power of God in creation. How can you have faith in the truth that is His power?Īsk yourself: Is there anything too hard for God? How can you be sure there isn’t? God's Fourfold Power Those asking you how they can be sure your God is all-powerful will first want to know you believe it and exemplify it. Ever examine the followers of religions? Ever listen to the conviction with which they defend their religion? We are meant to have the same conviction accompanied by love proving nothing is too hard for an omnipotent God. They will hear the questions of the doubtful who wonder whether the God we worship is as powerful as we claim He is, as His Word says He is. Is There Anything Too Hard for God? By David JeremiahĮvery Christian at one point or another in their walk with Christ will encounter the suspicions of a non-believer.
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