GOD IS IN CONTROL
Isaiah 40:21-31
UNDERSTANDING WHO GOD IS
V:21-21. "Have you not known? Haven’t you heard about
him? Hasn’t it been told to you from the beginning? Haven’t you understood it
ever since the earth was made?22 God sits on his throne high above the earth.
Its people look like grasshoppers to him. He spreads the heavens out like a
cover. He sets it up like a tent to live in."
A. We need to have a clear understanding of who God is.
1. We know that
God is the creator of everything.
2. We need to know
that He has all power and all authority.
3. We need to
understand that there is none equal to Him.
B. We need to understand that He is eternal.
1. God has no
beginning or ending. He is Alpha and
Omega
2. There is none
equal to Him
C. This verse can be viewed in this manner;
"The whole world
may be considered as a house built up; heaven its roof; the stars its lamps;
and the fruits of the earth its table spread. The Master of the house is God,
blessed forever; and man is the steward into whose hand all the business of the
house is given. If he always consider in his heart that the Master of the house
is continually over him, and that he keeps his eye upon his work, and if in
consequence he acts wisely, he shall find favor in the eyes of the Master of
the house. But if he find wickedness in the house, then will he remove him
'from his stewardship. " (Adam
Clark).
GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY
V:23-24. " He takes the power of princes away from
them. He reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.24 They are planted. They
are scattered like seeds. They put down roots in the ground. But as soon as
that happens, God blows on them and they dry up. Then a windstorm sweeps them
away like straw."
A. God is the source of all good.
1. From the beginning,
God placed Adam in His creation and gave him dominion
over it.
2. Adam had
unlimited freedom to do good.
3. Adam was given
stewardship of God's creation in the Garden of Eden.
B. It was when Adam
disobeyed God's command not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge
and of Good and
Evil that he lost his freedom and his authority.
1. God allowed
sinful man to populate the earth, establish kingdoms and to govern
himself.
2. From time to
time, because of man sins, God destroyed kingdoms and reduces
those in
authority to nothing.
C. God is in complete
control of His universe at all times.
1. He allows good
and evil to exist.
2. God's people
endure hardships because of their sinful behavior.
3. Trouble don't last always and evil will not prevail over God's
people.
NONE EQUAL TO GOD
V:25-26. “So who will you compare me to? Who is equal to
me?” says the Holy One.26 Look up toward the sky. Who created everything you
see? The Lord causes the stars to come out at night one by one. He gives each
one of them a name. His power and strength are great. So none of the stars is
missing"
A. God is Sovereign.
1. There is none
like Him or equal to Him.
2. God is unique
in all His attributes.
3. God would not
be God if there was anything comparable to Him.
B. God proclaims His holiness
1. God is sacred
and pure.
2. There is no
shadow of sin around Him.
C. We know the glory of God by observing our environment.
1. If you look to
the sky, you can see how vast and limitless He is.
2. We see God's
glory in the sun during the day and in the moon and stars
at night.
3. By observing
the sky we can understand the limitless of His power.
4. By observing
the sky we can understand that God is bigger than anything
we can
imaging.
5. God is
omniscience; He knows everything about everything.
6. God keeps
track of everything and looses track of nothing.
D. It is God's power
that keeps the universe in order.
1. God is
omnipotent.
2. We can't
imagine how much power God's has.
3. Any number we
can imagine is not big enough to describe God's power.
NEVER DOUBT GOD'S LOVE FOR YOU
V.27. " Family of Jacob, why do you say, “The Lord
doesn’t notice our condition”? People of Israel ,
why do you say, “Our God doesn’t pay any attention to our rightful claims”
A. The reason we question God is because we are unaware of
His divine plan for our
lives.
1. We must consider
that God knows the end from the beginning.
2. Believers must
come to the conclusion that everything that happens in our
lives will work
out for our good.
3. The trouble we
face in our lives serve several purposes.
a. Our troubles
are allowed to disciplines us.
b. Our troubles are allow to lets face the
consequences of our actions.
c. Our troubles
are allowed to cause us to repent
d. Our troubles
are allowed to draw us closer to God.
e. Our troubles
are allowed to strengthen our faith.
B. Since God is omniscience He cannot be unaware our
condition.
1. God has an
intimate knowledge of everyone.
2. God has an
intimate relationship with each believer.
3. God pays enough
attention to each us to number the hairs on our
heads.
4. It is devils
influence that causes us to say God does not care when He
has not answered
our prayers on our schedule.
5. It takes faith to
stand on the promises of God in difficult times.
GOD IS THE ETERNAL CREATOR
V:28. " Don’t you know who made everything? Haven’t you
heard about him? The Lord is the God who lives forever. He created everything
on earth. He won’t become worn out or get tired. No one will ever know how
great his understanding is"
A. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
1. Only a fool
would say in his heart that there is no God.
2. We hear from
God every moment of our lives.
a. Every
heart beat is a word from God.
b. Every
breath we take is the glory of God.
c. Every
thought we have comes from the knowledge of God.
d. The blood
that flows warn in our bodies is the power of God.
3. The flowers, the
trees, the birds of the air and all Gods creatures
give God
praise.
4. Man can claim
nothing in God creation.
B. God never sleeps or slumbers.
C. God's eyes sees all and knows the heart of every person
individually.
1. His thoughts
are not our thoughts and His ways are not our ways.
2. We have a
finite mind and cannot understand His infinite wisdom.
GOD IS OUR SOURCE OF POWER
V:29-30. " He gives strength to those who are tired. He
gives power to those who are weak. Even
young people become worn out and get tired. Even the best of them trip and
fall."
A. In God we live, move and have our being. Acts 17:28
1. God is our
strength and our salvation.
2. God provides
strength for our minds and our bodies.
3. In Jesus, when
we are weak, He is strong.
B. The human body gets tired and will eventually become worn
out.
1. The good news is
God never changes and His immeasurable power
never
diminishes.
2. The body
declines but the spirit is renewed in
the Lord
PUT ALL YOUR TRUST IN THE LORD
V:31. " But those who trust in the Lord will receive
new strength. They will fly as high as
eagles. They will
run and not get tired. They will walk and not grow weak."
A. The operative word is "trust".
1. You not only
have to know the Word, but you must rely on the Word of God
in everyday
actives.
2. We are burden
down with worry and trying to rely on ourselves.
3. Trusting God
frees us from the burdens of life.
4. We have to trust
that what we can't handle, God will handle for us.
5. It is God who
renews our strength each day to handle the concerns of the day.
B. For believers who trust God, the sky is the limit.
1. There is nothing
to hard for God.
2. If God is for us, He is more than the
whole world against us.
3. If we set our minds to do God's will, He
will enable us to accomplish
all that He has
planned for us.
C. For the Christian, life is a journey with Jesus that ends
in heaven.
1. The steps of a
good man/woman are ordered by the Lord.
2. Since God's
power is unlimited, the power in us is only limited by our
desires to please
God.
3. Gal 6:9 states,
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall
reap, if we
faint not.
a. This is God's
promise that our efforts to serve Him will be successful.
b. This is also
a promise of comfort. As we go through the trials of life,
He is
there to strengthen us.
THANK GOD FOR CHOOSING US
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
For a complete listing of my lessons, visit my blogs
"goodnewsrevmitc.blogspot.com"
"www.revmmitchell.com"
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