isa 52v07 Thy God Reigneth
"THY GOD REIGNETH!"
Isaiah 52:7
This one thing characterizes every true and faithful
preacher of the gospel: In declaring the good tidings of gospel truth and
saving grace, he will declare unto men, "THY GOD REIGNETH!"
Sooner or later, either in mercy or in wrath, God will make all men see and
confess that "THE MOST HIGH RULETH!" (Dan. 4: 17, 25, 32). Any
preacher who denies God's absolute, total, universal sovereignty is a false
prophet. And any proud sinner who rebels against the gospel revelation of God's
sovereign character does not know God. Every sinner who is taught of God will
gladly confess with Nebuchadnezzar (Dan.
1. THE LORD JEHOVAH IS THE
ETERNAL, SELF-EXISTENT GOD - "I blessed the most High, and I praised
and honored him that liveth forever." God alone is eternal He is before
all things; and by him all things exist. God alone is independent. All things
are dependent upon and affected by God; but he is not dependent upon or
affected by anything.
2. THE LORD OUR GOD IS A GOD
WITH EVERLASTING DOMINION - "Whose dominion is an everlasting
dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation." The God we
worship and trust is the sovereign, reigning Monarch of the universe. He sits
upon an indisputable, incontestable throne, and rules
over all things by sovereign right. He is God.
3. MAN IS NOTHING -
"All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing." We are
nothing in ourselves, only what God allows us to be. And we are nothing in
comparison to God. All men together are only loathe-some worms, withering
grass, and less than nothing.
4. GOD'S INFINITE POWER IS
AT WORK, SOVEREIGNLY ACCOMPLISHING HIS WILL - "He doeth according to
his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth." With
unexplainable, sovereign, infinite power and wisdom, God so governs all things
and all beings, that all either willingly or unwillingly accomplish his eternal
purpose.
5. THE WILL OF GOD IS IRRESISTIBLE AND
UNIMPEACHABLE" None can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?" God has his way in all things.