Five lessons we can learn about God’s sovereignty:
1. God is sovereign over the human heart (6:28-7:3a)
2. God is sovereign over nature (7:3b)
3. God is sovereign over all circumstances (7:4)
4. God is sovereign because He is Yahweh (7:5-7)
5. God is sovereign and can’t be matched or defeated (7:8-13)
21 Examples of God’s Sovereignty Over the Natural World by Paul Tautges
- He created and controls the seasons (Genesis 1:14; Psalms 74:16-17; 104:19).
- He raises the sun every morning (Psalm 104:19).
- He created, named, and leads the stars (Psalm 147:4; Job 38:32-33).
- He causes the wind to blow (Exodus 14:21; Job 28:25-27; Psalm 78:26; Jonah 1:4; Matthew 8:26-27; Mark 4:39-41; Luke 8:24-25; James 5:17-18).
- He created and controls the water cycle (Job 26:8-9; Job 5:10; Psalm 135:7; 147:8; Matthew 5:45; Acts 14:17; Joel 2:23).
- He sustains the earth (Job 5:10; Psalm 135:6).
- He sends the morning dew (Proverbs 3:19-20).
- He causes lunar eclipses (Job 26:8-9).
- He provides for the growth of grass and crops (Psalm 147:8).
- He sends lightning (Job 37:1-18; Job 1:16).
- He sends loud thunderstorms, which I love (Jeremiah 10:13; 1 Samuel 12:17-18).
- He sends hail and snow, ice and frost (Psalm 148:8; Job 38:22-30).
- He nourishes the earth so that it produces crops and fruit (Leviticus 26:4; Job 36:26-33; Deuteronomy 11:10-15; 28:12; Zechariah 10:1; Psalms 104:13-14).
- He brings the spring seed time and fall harvest (Jeremiah 5:24; Genesis 8:22; Deuteronomy 33:13-14).
- He paints the rainbow of His promise (Genesis 9:14-16).
- He sends earthquakes (Psalms 68:7-9).
- He provides plentiful pasture lands for livestock (Isaiah 30:23).
- He sends the scorching sun (Genesis 8:22; Jonah 4:8).
- He withholds rain, causing drought (1 Kings 8:35-36; 2 Chronicles 6:26-27).
- He will destroy the present earth with fire—the ultimate global warming (2 Peter 3:10).
- He will create a new heaven and a new earth where He will forever dwell with His redeemed ones (Revelation 21:1-5).
Credit: Paul Tautges, Blogpost