Subject: Anything asked will be given |
Bible Note: Ian, It seems to me the key to your understanding this is "faith". So let me ask you this. What is your "faith" in if you are praying for something that is not in God's will? Our faith in ourselves is useless! The faith spoken of is not if you have enough faith i.e. believing you can heal the sick and/or move the mountian just because you believe you can. Faith in God is the only faith of any value! The below is taken from http://www.monergism.com/directory/link_category/Gods-Attributes/The-Sovereignty-of-God/ God is sovereign over the entire universe: Ps 103:19; Rom 8:28; Eph 1:11 God is sovereign over all of nature: Ps 135:6-7; Mt 5:45; 6:25-30 God is sovereign over angels and Satan: Ps 103:20-21; Job 1:12 God is sovereign over nations: Ps 47:7-9; Dan 2:20-21; 4:34-35 God is sovereign over human beings: 1 Sam 2:6-7; Gal 1:15-16 God is sovereign over animals: Ps 104:21-30; 1 Ki 17:4-6 God is sovereign over "accidents": Pr 16:33; Jon 1:7; Mt 10:29 God is sovereign over free acts of men: Ex 3:21; 12:25-36; Ez 7:27 God is sovereign over sinful acts of men and Satan: 2 Sam 24:1; 1 Chr 21:1; Gen 45:5; 50:20 "It is not merely that God has the power and right to govern all things but that He does so always and without exception." - John Piper Steve |