Do You Know The God Of The Bible? (Omnipotence)

In two previous sermons we have discovered from the scriptures that the GOD OF THE BIBLE IS;

1) Omniscient (He knows ALL things) Psalm 139:1-6

2) Omnipresent (He is everywhere ALL at the same time) Psalm 139:7-18

But today in this sermon we will be dealing with another attribute that the God of the Bible is also OMNIPOTENT we read about in Psalm 139:19-24.

In these verses of scripture David is praying for the Omnipotent God of heaven to help him in two ways:

(1) To deliver him from his enemies

(2) To search him to make sure he did not have the wrong kind of hatredness in his heart for those who were his enemies. His hate for them was not personal but they hated the God He loved and serve which cause him to hate them. Some people are filled with hate and they personally hate everyone!!!

The Omnipotent God of the Bible is able to help us with our enemies.

What does the word “Omnipotent” means?

The word Omnipotent means He is “all-powerful" and refers to the fact that God’s power is infinite and unlimited.

• He can do with power anything that power can do

• God has the power to do all He wills to do

• He has both the resources and the ability to work His will in every circumstance in the universe.

That is, there is NOT anything He cannot do!!!

If you prefer a simple definition, just think of these three words – "GOD IS ABLE."

No matter what you and I can imagine, GOD IS ABLE TO DO IT!

Now many say they KNOW THE GOD OF THE BIBLE but an examination of their life proves otherwise.

Illus: Listen, you would be surprise the people who say they believe in the God of the Bible but when a problem comes up in their life you cannot tell any difference between their life and the life of an atheist in how they react to their problems.

That is, if you listen to them talk as they deal with their problems in life, they say the same thing the lost world say, “I do not know what to do.”

If they knew the God of the Bible (which they claim to know) they would know what to do!!!

God’s Word tells us“…Casting all our cares upon him, because he cares about you.” (I Peter 5:7)

They do not know the GOD OF THE BIBLE!!!

Let me illustrate:

Illus: They remind me of a humorous story that former president Ronald Reagan use to tell of a man who fell off a cliff.

• As he fell off the cliff he grabbed a limb of a tree on the way down.

• He hung on that limb and looking down below about 200 feet below he saw a pile of rocks.

• He started crying out to the Lord for help.

• He heard the voice of the Lord say, “I hear you my son, if you have faith turn loose and I will catch you!”

• The man hanging on the limb and looking down 200 feet below the rocks said, “IS THERE ANYONE ELSE UP THERE!”

Those who do not know the GOD OF THE BIBLE will trust in ANYTHING AND ANYONE before they will trust in the OMNIPOTENT GOD OF THE BIBLE!!!

Let me illustrate…

Illus: They can go to a surgeon that they have never met in their life and he will tell them he has to operate.

• He tells them he is going to cut them open like a water melon and lay their body parts on a table. (It seems to me if a man tells you he is going to cut you open like a watermelon a person in their right mind ought to run out the room)

• What is their response?

• They say, “Doctor, When are you going to do this?

He tells them when he is going to operate and they willingly submit their body to this surgeon they did not know two or three days ago.

But they have a hard time submitting their life to the OMNIPOTENT GOD OF THE BIBLE.

• He is able to do everything He Wants to do…I CAN’T BUT HE CAN!!!

• He is able to do everything whenever He wants to do…I CAN’T BUT HE CAN!!!

WHAT AN AWESOME GOD WE SERVE!!!

No wonder David tells us in Psalm 139 that this GOD OF THE BIBLE IS TO MUCH FOR US TO COMPREHEND!!!

DO YOU KNOW omnipotent GOD OF THE BIBLE?

HE IS AWESOME!!!

Let me illustrate…

Illus: Did you hear about the elderly woman that just returned to her home from an evening worship service and was startled to find an intruder in her house?