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God is almighty

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)

When the Lord God spoke to Abraham, He introduced Himself as “God Almighty.” That was a meaningful name, especially in that context. For God promised to the childless, elderly Abraham that he would become the father of many nations. His wife Sarah could not believe this. She was already 90 years old, how could she have a child? God admonished her, “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” (Genesis 18:14) And indeed, Abraham and Sarah had a son. God's promise came true.

We also see God’s omnipotence in creation and in His special care for the people of Israel. The prophet Jeremiah recalls those facts when he asks God to help his people who are in deep trouble. But then God shows another side of His omnipotence. “Is anything too hard for Me? Therefore, thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall capture it.” (Jeremiah 32:27-28) So, in this case, God uses His omnipotence to punish His people and to make kings do what He wants them to. He controls both nature and mankind according to His will.

Do you find it comforting or frightening that God is almighty? Why do you experience it that way?