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THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
by A. W. Pink
The sovereignty of God is an expression that
once was generally understood.
It was a phrase commonly used in religious literature.
It was a theme frequently expounded in the pulpit.
It was a truth which brought comfort to many hearts
and gave virility and stability to Christian character.
But today, to make mention of God's sovereignty is, in many
quarters, to speak in an unknown tongue. Were we to announce
from the average pulpit that the subject of our discourse would
be the sovereignty of God, it would sound very much as though
we had borrowed a phrase from one of the dead languages.
Alas! that it should be so. Alas! that the doctrine which is the
key to history, the interpreter of providence, the warp and woof
of scripture, and the foundation of Christian theology should be
so sadly neglected and so little understood.
The "Sovereignty of God."
What do we mean by this expression?
We mean the SUPREMACY of God,
the KINGSHIP of God,
the GODHOOD of God.
To say that God is sovereign is to declare that GOD IS GOD!
To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the Most
High, "doing according to His will in the army of heaven and
among the inhabitants of the earth, so that none can stay His
hand" (Dan. 4:35).
To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the
Almighty, the possessor of all power in heaven and earth
so that none can defeat His counsels, thwart His purpose,
nor resist His will (Psa. 115:3).
To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is
"the governor among the nations" (Psa. 22:28), setting up
kingdoms, overthrowing empires, and determining the
course of dynasties as pleases Him best.
To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the
"only potentate, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords"
(I Tim. 6:15).
Such is the God of the Bible.
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