Great God Almighty

In Genesis, God tells Abram He was "El-Shaddai" ... "God Almighty" (Gen 17:1). When Jesus deflected the trick question from the Sadducees about "whose wife will she be?", He responded, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God" (Matt 22:29). I suspect we might miss the power of God, too.

We know that creation evidences His "eternal power" (Rom 1:20). Peter wrote, "His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness" (2 Peter 1:3). Paul prayed that the Colossian Christians would "walk in a manner worthy of the Lord" "strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might" (Col 1:11-12). He prayed that the Ephesian Christians would know "what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe" (Eph 1:18-19). What power? The power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand (Eph 1:20). That power. The power that raised us from the dead when we were dead in sin (Eph 2:1-7) That power. And ... we know that that power "works within us" (Eph 3:20). Paul counted "all things as loss" so that "I many know Him and the power of His resurrection" (Php 3:7-11). That power.

I think most of us nod and say He's "all powerful," "omnipotent," "almighty." I think that most of us don't think how huge that is. I say that because we complain so much when things don't go our way. I say that because we worry so much. I say that because we are so concerned so much of the time when we're promised so much. He is Great, and He is Almighty.