Who Is God? (THIS IS SO POWERFUL) II

we read in the bible god's ways are not our ways his greatness is unsearchable his thoughts are higher than our thoughts his ways are higher than our ways it says in the bible he does what he pleases and he's not answerable to me or to you it says in the bible who are you man who replies against god psalm 103 verse 19 says the lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens and his kingdom ruleth over all and that means exactly what it says his kingdom rules over all there is absolutely nothing that god does

not rule over if there was one thing whatever it might be in the universe which is outside the control of god he would not be god of that thing so absolutely everything without exception at all whether we're thinking of the smallest atom or whether we're thinking about the largest nation or the most monumentous event his kingdom rules over all matthew 25 32 paints a picture of one of the largest prophetic events yet to happen it states all the nations will be gathered before him he will separate them one from another as a shepherd divides his

sheep from the goats he will have rule over that monumentous day [Music] now i want you to look at the end of ephesians 1 verse 11 it states according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the council of his own will god is in complete control of all things everywhere at all times nothing surprises him or catches him off guard whatever it is whatever you can think about whatever you've ever heard about god controls it he controls nature the worldview looks at the universe as a clock that god winds it up and

he walks away and then the universe takes off all on its own it isn't that way according to the scripture you see god usually acts in the same way all the time therefore because he nearly always acts in the same way all the time people can say that when something falls it falls at a certain speed when light travels it travels at a certain speed and they think they are defining laws this is where we get the laws of the universe for example the laws of gravity the laws of aerodynamics and so on in fact

all they are doing is observing god's actions sometimes of course god acts differently and then everyone says it's a miracle it actually isn't a miracle it's what we call an extraordinary act of providence it means that god is acting differently from the way he normally acts and people would say oh the laws of nature have been broken they haven't been broken it's just god acting differently psalm 147 verse 15 to 18 backs up what i've just stated about god and his power over nature it states he sends out his command to the earth his words

run very swiftly he gives snow like wool this verse shows us that god forms the snow by direct word by a direct command he scatters frost like ashes he casts out his hail like morsels who can stand before his cold he sends out his word and melts them he causes his wind to blow and the waters to flow so there's the frost there's the hail and in other psalms we see that there is lightning there is ice the wind blows and god is in command of all of it it all happens because of his word

that makes nature very exciting we walk out into the world and we see that god is in action god also has power to control creatures and every wonderful beast of this world god is sovereign over all of them every animal you can think of all the animals of the sky as they saw across the first heavens god is in control of them the animals of the land and the animals of the sea god is in control of all of them a perfect example of this is jonah he's running away from god so god sends a

great wind this once again shows god's power over nature the sailors then proceed to throw jonah off into the sea but god has prepared a fish god has power over creatures jesus himself said in matthew 10 29 are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin and not one of them falls to the ground apart from the father's will even the littlest bird the smallest bird you see flying even if it falls to the ground it is because god is controlling that event which people would say is unimportant and insignificant that it doesn't matter but

nonetheless god is still in control not only does god have the power to control nature and to control all the beasts of the world god has the power to control life events a perfect example of this is the life of joseph here are some brothers they are jealous of their younger brother they put him into empty waterhole to die but they change their mind and then sell him off into slavery in egypt and you all know the story of joseph he goes into potiphar's house and then ends up in prison and then meets different people

there in prison and eventually he becomes the second most powerful man in the world second only to pharaoh and then of course he's the one who stocked up on the grave for seven years of famine and when the famine comes he releases the grain and this is the same grain that saves the lives of his brothers and then at the end when their father is dead the brothers are afraid of joseph that joseph will be wanting revenge and vengeance this is what genesis 50 verse 20 says joseph speaks to his brothers and he says as

for you you meant it for evil against me but god meant it for good in order to bring about as it is this day to save many people alive the brothers were wicked they were spiteful god knows nothing about wickedness and nothing about spite and yet god is sovereign and so wonderfully king that he's even in perfect control when wicked men do their worst i want to read other versions of this verse you intended it to harm me but god intended it for good god has a plan for your life even when friends enemies and

even when family members are plotting against you god will turn what they meant to harm you for your good you see the brothers wickedness in selling joseph into egypt was actually the means by which god saved them from certain death themselves we as humans can only see what's in front of us but god can see what will happen five years 10 years 20 years from now we grossly underestimate how calculated and how methodical god is god is in control god's plan is still coming to pass nothing is holding it up or even delaying it god

is perfectly in control it's all in god's hand every circumstance is in god's hand now the bible takes hold of this immense truth and wraps it up as a great gift and presents it to us christians and therefore the apostle paul stands up before every christian that has ever been and that is now and he says and we know that all things work together for the good to them who love god to them who are called according to his purpose because god loves believers he loves christians he loves the people that put their faith in

the lord jesus christ he loves them and because he's in complete control of every detail he makes every detail work together according to his marvelous plan do you believe that all things work together for your good when things go wrong and there are tears in your eyes when that thing happened to you that you thought only happened to others do you believe that all things work together for your good when your heart is bleeding through disappointment and you don't know how anyone can help you or advise you or even understand do you believe that it

is working together for your good as christians we can know that when our faith is being tested severely we can know that all things work together for the good for us god is faithful god is faithful well some might say can satan not throw a spanner in god's works god even has control over satan if you ever read the book of job you'll find that satan cannot even move without first getting permission from god [Music] often we are motivated excited and happy as things are sailing smoothly and making great progress in the midst of it

all a storm of sins the storms and trials we are not anticipating because if the truth be told we don't know what the future holds and what we'll have to deal with [Music] sudden illness [Music] a breakup with a partner the loss of a job or a contract it is easier to feel dishearten and hopelessness but let me remind you god is not a man that he should lie numbers 23 19 god does not make promises that he will not fulfill god's ways are not our ways we think naturally but god is supernatural god has

answers to our problems that we could never think of god would have never allowed us to encounter those storms if they were going to keep us from reaching our destiny and purpose we may question god and ask why he has allowed storms in our lives to be so severe to the point where we lose faith and hope but i want you to remember that it is all part of the process the good news is god is in control of the winds the waves and the storm he is in control of what's trying to stop you

from reaching your dreams purpose and destiny god only has to shift the winds and instead of holding you back they will push you forward the storms were meant for your heart but god will turn them into your advantage god is still saying you will get there god is still on the throne god is fighting your battles behind the scene he is assembling the right people what god has promised you it will still come to pass [Music] now i have a question for you will you trust god when you do not see any signs of things

improving will you stay in faith when you are hearing those small voices in your head telling you that it is never going to work out i want you to remember this you cannot be moved by what you see you have to be moved by what you know and what you know is the word of god do not let the storm make you lose faith in what god has promised [Music] [Music] i am the alpha and the omega that is the first letter and the last letter of the greek alphabet the beginning and the end saith

the lord which is and which was and which is to come the almighty god is the almighty god our minds cannot understand this term almighty god when we look at the creation we get a little idea of what it means to be the almighty god our human minds can't comprehend the magnitude of god and in all honesty if we could comprehend and understand god with our minds he wouldn't be god you can't fit an infinite god into a limited mind isaiah 66 verse 1 the heaven is his throne and the earth is his footstool heaven

cannot even contain god what makes you think our minds can contain him no human can say what he looks like but the scripture has rightly told us that god is a spirit beholding his glory and power over the heavens and the earth he sits on his throne in heaven where the saints the 24 elders and the angels bow before him in ah in worship god in his fullness and power created the whole world he has been in existence since before the creation of the world genesis chapter 1 verse 2 and the earth was without form

and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep and the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters this passage has given us a clear indication that god was before the world began hence he is the almighty that no man can question [Music] in our context we shall examine five great lessons about god god is spirit john chapter 4 god is spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth the level of your operations in the spiritual realm solely depends on your level of intimacy with god

we are not entitled to come to his presence without our spirit aligned with the spirit of god god is not just our maker but is a spirit and whoever wants to operate in a godly dimension must be spiritual worshiping him in spirit and in truth and so those that are in the flesh cannot please god the relationship between man and god is spiritual so the spirit of the man must be a regenerated one the term worship simply means absolute surrender as a result of an encounter worship is not the solemn song we sing it goes

beyond that there are different ways to worship god we can show some acts of worship by giving offerings dancing clapping hands sewing and the likes but the best way to worship god is by surrendering our lives to him you cannot come before him as a carnal person and expect spiritual results only those that walk in the spirit are expected to operate in the spiritual with power and vigor god is love john 3 16. for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believeth in him should not perish but have

everlasting life the word love means giving sacrificing and services to humanity for god so much to love the world that he sent his only son to reconcile us back to christ hence man has gone astray from the beginning [Music] your mind is not big enough to fully grasp his love for you he knows everything about you he knows when you sit down and when you rise up he knows every single one of your thoughts even before you think it you will never surprise him he knows what you are going to do before you do it

he knows all your desires he knows what is in your heart he sent his only son for you he sent him down to earth knowing that he would sacrifice himself and die for you he did all that just to save you he did all that just so you could have the chance at eternal life with him when the world was drowning and it desperately needed a savior if our greatest need had been information he would have sent an educator if our greatest need had been technology he would have sent a scientist and if our greatest

need had been money he would have sent us an economist but since our greatest need was forgiveness he sent a savior he but do you chose him he loves you but do you love him when you were lost he found you when you were broken he mended you and you cried he comforted you you have no idea what you mean to god he only wants the best for you you are precious to him he would never want to harm you but yet you hurt him you know he hates sin and yet you act this way

god has given us his laws with the best interest at heart and all he gets from us is disobedience and then when something goes wrong we blame him if only you would listen to him if only he would hear his word if only you would obey his commandments there is so much heartache you could have avoided so many tears that did not need to be shed if only you would listen to him god would never steer you wrong god is not the one out to get you how could he be when he sent his only

son to save you god shines his light into our life but all we ever do is run into the darkness you choose to love a human more than him and when they hurt you he is the one who fixes you when they lie to you he is the one who holds the truth and when they leave you it is he who will always be there for you god is indescribable no mortals can truly describe how god is however the beauty and greatness of a man can't be compared with that of god because we can't tell

how big tall he is first king 8 27 but god will indeed dwell on the earth behold the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain me how much less this house that i've built what a god because of his awesomeness we are indebted to him in showing and giving him what he truly deserves however he deserves our worship and praise in the scripture we have been admonished for not showing our profound gratitude for his creation the extent of which he can operate and the levels of his supremacy the bible speaks of his hands so that

we can understand that he is very powerful the bible sometimes talks about his mouth but that in order for us to understand that god speaks the bible sometimes to the eyes of the lord but that's so we can understand that nothing happens outside of his scope and vision god sees everything and everywhere at all times no man has seen god no man can see god and live our bodies can't handle his glory and power the great creator the great god god is everywhere jeremiah 23 24 do not i feel heaven and earth saith the lord

god is everywhere at all times we cannot understand such a god as this god is holy in his words holiness is mentioned several times as it becomes the only criteria to see him as he is whoever comes to the father must approach him with a pure and sincere heart without any blemish god's eyes can't behold inequities one of the reasons why prayers are not answered is because of sins in this dispensation god demands our clean hearts if we must come to his presence holiness is the surest way to see heaven it doesn't please god to

see his children ensnared by the evil tactics of the devil psalm 24 3 and 4 who shall ascend into the hill of the lord or who shall stand in his holy place he that hath clean hands and a pure heart who hath not lifted up his soul onto vanity nor sworn deceitfully god is powerful and mighty the supremacy of god and majesty of god cannot be described hence he holds all power in his hands it doesn't matter how powerful any man or spirit could be but is still limited when compared to that of god numbers

23 19 god is not a man god is never weak his power never fails or frails he does not need time to gather his resources he does not answer to no man nor any spirit he is supreme he does wonders and makes his name to be praised among all nations it is through the name that demons bow and call him the almighty god no one is to be compared with him with his power he holds the whole world in his hands this shows how powerful god is the sovereignty and supremacy of god have given us

a clear indication that no one can be seen as him his creation speaks for him and therefore let no man take any glory all glory must be ascribed to god for who he is he deserves to be worshiped but there is a wonderful thing about god his personal spirit can be known you can become his friend he has had friends in the past we see in the bible that people become the friends of god and he becomes theirs open up your heart to him and he will become your friend obey his laws and he will

be your friend trust him with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding and he will become your friend [Music] the presence of god genesis 3 verse 8 and they heard the sound of the lord god walking in the garden in the cool of the day and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the lord god among the trees of the garden [Music] from the beginning of time god has always derived pleasure in revealing himself to man we see this in the garden of eden as he visited adam and

eve in the cool of the day to have fellowship with them this went on until they sinned and god cast them out of his presence you know god is holy and sin cannot stand before him sin separated humanity from god god became inaccessible to man because of sin however man's sin did not stop god from reaching out to men god kept revealing himself through diverse means until jesus christ came every single time god revealed himself and his presence was made manifest he always looked completely and utterly terrifying when god appeared to abraham he appeared as

a smoking oven a smoking furnace of some sort moving through the air genesis 15 verse 17 and 18 and it came to pass when the sun went down and it was dark that behold there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces [Music] there was an unbelievable heat and unbelievable blaze when abraham met god he saw a smoking furnace traveling through the pieces of the dead animal god's presence at this time was absolutely terrifying and not something so easy to behold when moses first had an encounter with god he was

afraid because god appeared to him as a burning bush no normal human being would stand without being terrified at the sight of a burning fire and a roaring voice just imagine hearing the voice of god audibly and seeing a bush on fire but the bush wouldn't burn up exodus 3 verse 2 and the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush and he looked and behold the bush burned with fire and the bush was not consumed god's presence was terrifying when moses requested to see

the glory of god god did not show him his complete body i will paraphrase the conversation between god and moses in exodus 33 18-28 moses said please show me your glory but god said you cannot see my face for no one may see me and live and the lord said behold there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock and while my glory passes by i will put you in a cleft of a rock and i will cover you until i have passed by then i will take away my hand and

you shall see my back but my face shall not be seen no person can see god and live this is one of the wonderful things about god the level of power and glory he exudes cannot be withstood by any man no human can look at him and live what an amazing god we have do you know what exodus 33 verse 20 tells me it tells me that what god said in isaiah 55 8 and 9 was right for my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways declares the lord as the heavens

are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts [Music] god is so much higher than we can ever imagine or dream our human mind lacks the ability to have a full grasp of his greatness the bible tells us that when moses came back from mount sinai after seeing the back parts of god his face radiated so much so that the people could not look him in the face for days his face was so bright he had to put a veil over his face the people

didn't see god himself it was only the radiation of his glory on moses they saw yet they couldn't stand it doesn't this tell you how powerful god is abraham and moses were not the only ones who had an experience of how terrifying the presence of god is job also did when god appeared to job he came in the form of a whirlwind then the lord answered job out of the whirlwind and said job 38 verse 1 if you have ever been in a tornado you know how truly terrifying that must have been for job imagine

being presented with the full force of nature in front of you the frailty of our human structure and mind will quiver at the manifested presence of god it isn't even something we can manage to stand this was what happened when the manifested presence of god filled the temple in second chronicles 5 13 and 14. the priests could not stand they couldn't even minister to god the bible refers to god as almighty god we can see why he is called almighty god there is a beauty and powering god that our human body cannot handle with our

current bodies we cannot see god and still live this is why god promises us that our bodies will be transformed into a glorious one before we would be able to behold him our earthly bodies cannot enter heaven to be with god because they are corrupted by sin so god has designed a new body for every believer in jesus christ this new body is incorruptible and immortal this is why we will have glorified bodies at the rapture so that we can look at god because god told moses no one can see him and live for us

to see god and live our bodies have to be glorified [Music] philippians 3 21 who shall change our vile body that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things at rapture this sinful body will be swallowed up by god's glorious body and we will be able to stand before him without any terror our natural body cannot behold god because it is perishable and cannot stand before the father this is why we will be given glorified bodies which will be imperishable pure and

in the likeness of jesus himself our glorified bodies will make us stand in god's presence [Music] our glorified bodies [Music] have you ever thought what life would be like if your body never deteriorated no forgetfulness or confusion no limitations to learning no decline in stamina or endurance that will happen one day you see gabriel won't be in heaven checking your blood pressure second corinthians 5 1 for we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved we have a building of god a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens for in

this we groan earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked for we that are in this tabernacle do groan being burdened not for that we would be unclothed but clothed upon [Music] that mortality might be swallowed up of life for the believer this new house is their glorified body it is the building of god that was not made with hands and that is eternal in the heavens first corinthians 15 51 behold i show you a mystery we shall not

all sleep but we shall all be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last trump for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed for this corruptable must put on in corruption and this mortal must put on immortality so when this corruptable shall have put on incorruption and this mortal shall have put on immortality then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written death is swallowed up in victory o death where is thy sting o grave where is thy victory [Music]

what a wonderful thing when god said to moses moses i want you to write me a book it's an amazing thing that the bible has stood the test of time men have rised up against it and every single one of those men have fallen and yet the bible till this very day is still standing this book is still in the homes of millions and millions of people across the world this book has changed nations this book has changed countries every country every nation that has risen against this book has failed this book is the reference

point to our soul it is the anchor to our life this book the bible is god's library to the weary pilgrim the bible is a good strong staff to the one who sits in gloom the bible is a glorious light to those who stoop beneath heavy burdens the bible is sweet rest to him who has lost his way the bible is safe guide to the discouraged it whispers glad messages of hope to those who are distressed by the storms of life the bible is an anchor to those who suffer loneliness the bible reveals a god

who sticks closer than a brother and if you have come to know the god of this bible you will find it difficult to find the words to express worship and adoration to him but today i want to focus on one verse when the prophet isaiah saw into the spirit world isaiah 6 chapter 1 in the year that king uzziah died i saw also the lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up and his train filled the temple the prophet isaiah was talking of what he saw there are different verses of the bible that talk

about the appearance of god on his throne i have read several of them and i have not seen one of them that says the glory of god is not great or just describes the glory of god as any old thing the way god always appears is always something that is always compared to something great john saw this same throne in the book of revelation revelation 4 verse 3 and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone and there was a rainbow round about the throne in sight like unto emerald

also in the old testament god also appeared before the children of israel in his glory exodus 24 17 and the sight of the glory of god was like a devouring fire on top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of israel when god appeared to the children of israel his voice was like of a trumpet and they could see thunder this made them afraid and they could not face god exodus chapter 20 verse 18 and 19 states and all the people saw thunderings and lightning and the noise of the trumpet and the mountain

smoking and when the people saw it they removed and stood afar and they said unto moses speak thou with us and we will hear but let not god speak with us lest we die isaiah was able to see god on his throne and the angels that surrounded his throne he saw everything about god after reading isaiah 6 1 carefully i realized that the first thing that caught the attention of isaiah was the one who was sitting on the throne after talking about the person who he saw on the throne he went ahead to explain the

other things that he saw isaiah chapter 6 verse 2 above it stood the seraphim each one had six wings with twine he covered his face with twine he covered his feet and with twang he did fly clearly there are other things around the throne the bible did not say everything was being shown to isaiah one after the other it wasn't a sequential showing this means that everything came to him at once at one time what caught his eye was the throne and the one who was sitting on the throne this means that this throne is

very special it is not something that you can just ignore everything else was secondary except the one who was sitting on the throne for all we know the prophet isaiah could have spent a lot of time admiring that throne and the one who was sitting on that throne we can't say a throne is a seat occupied by an exalted person this means the person who sits on the throne has the power to make anything happen in their kingdom if anyone must stand in the presence of the person sitting on the throne they must stand with

the utter most respect and approach with respect anything that anyone who sits on the throne says is final and noah the power within that kingdom can go against it not everyone can sit on the throne only the person who has the authority in a place or a kingdom can sit on that throne only a ruler can sit on that throne the throne that isaiah saw is the throne of the whole universe everything in this universe in this world revolves around the throne of god that's why his eyes were firstly drawn not to the angels not

to everything else but his eyes were drawn to the one sitting on the throne secondly isaiah saw him high and lifted up if we are going to talk about the greatness of god it's something that we can study for 10 000 years and still we won't reach the end of it when we say god is great it's not just a small phrase or an ordinary phrase it's a big phrase there is nothing we can compare to the greatness of god he is highly exalted he rules in the affairs of men he knows everything we talked

about how the throne of god is great what makes the throne of god great is the one who sits on the throne and that is god almighty and we see the name god almighty in the bible and you know what that tells me that tells me there is no one higher than him that tells me there is no one greater than him that tells me he's almighty all knowing god first chronicles 29 verse 11 thine oh lord is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty for all that is

in the heaven and the earth is thine thine is the kingdom oh lord and thou art exalted as head above all the greatness of god surpasses the universe if men cannot understand the whole mystery of the universe what makes them think they can understand the god that made it the one who sets everything in motion from the beginning of time everything that moves is because of him lightning flashes at his command rainfall comes and goes at his decree he is completely in control at all times the ceo of the universe he is large and in

charge the king of all kings the lord of all lord the ruler and the creator [Music] truly god is great but god is not only great because of what he does in this universe and because of who he is god is great because of what he does in your life in your life we are the children of god and we get to enjoy the greatness of god on a daily basis he is showing his greatness in our lives every single day even if sometimes we don't see it we sleep and wake up every day and

that is because of the greatness of god to be able to go out of the house and to get back alive in this dangerous world is evidence of the greatness of god god is sustaining you in a year like this that is the greatness of god in your life the challenges you have faced and the challenges you have overcome is evidence of the greatness of god in your life the battles you have fought and the victories you have won is evidence of the greatness of god in your life there are battles you have faced that

you had no right to overcome by all rights you should have been dead but the greatness of god helped you to get the victory the greatness of god is the reason why that crash didn't kill you the greatness of god is the reason why you're still standing today the greatness of god is the reason why you are more than a conqueror friends have left you family have left you yet you're still standing i believe that all of us today can all agree that only god is great and you know the wonderful thing is even the

angels agree with us even the angels bow down in worship at the greatness of god only god is great but the truth is everyone will bow now or in the future romans 14 verse 11 every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to god the angels are in heaven now bowing before god because of his greatness they are constantly bowing and praising him he is such a great god evie hill once said that the angels spend their day bowing before god and saying holy they do this because once they lift up their

heads and look at him he has done another great thing therefore they bow down and say holy our god is great the angels in heaven know how great god is but do you we should learn from the angels and acknowledge the greatness of our god because only god is great