The Sovereignty of God

[Meribah]

Regarding the sovereignty of God, I have always kept in mind Ephesians 1:11..." in him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in CONFORMITY with the purpose of his will." This is just my opinion but I believe that when it says we were predestined according to the plan of him who then works out everything in conformity with his will, this indicates the total sovereignty of God in our lives. I believe as the plan comes to our mind (as revealed through the steps and moments of our lives), we have the ability to agree or disagree with what has been planned. And what if we choose not to agree? Well just as with Gog and Magog in Ezekiel, I believe hooks are put in our jaws and we are brought down to where we would not go. If we are in Christ, this is meant for blessing. Another verse that springs to mind is Psalms 139:6 in which the Lord says "All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." Someone far more intelligent than I once said, I believe, that in order for us to have free will, all that has to happen is for us to really believe we have it. And this is true whether we really have it or not. At least according to this philosopher.

I have come to believe that every step we take, every word we say, and every move we make is preordained and our reward is based on whether or not we apply the love of Christ to it. I think this is where our reward comes from. If we do not apply Christ to it, then there is no reward.

I do not perceive myself as a fatalist but perhaps I am! But i am a fatalist with a most happy heart knowing that my fate is with Christ. I tend to believe in a complete sovereignty of God. It is far less dangerous to Grant him more then to Grant him less. I realize no one here was trying to short God of any kind of sovereignty. But I am just throwing that out there. I have not had time to read all of the posts so if I have said something already discussed or something awry, please forgive.

Regardless, the coin has been tossed. Let the game begin! Play ball! Time out will come before we know it!