DEVOTIONAL: THE SOVEREIGN GOD

Bible Reading: Daniel. 5:20-21

After King Nebuchadnezzar was deposed from his kingly throne, his glory was taken away from him and he was disgraced to the point of eating grass like oxen, he came back to his senses to realize that the Mosthigh God is the ultimate ruler in the kingdom of men.  The problem with the king was that he got carried away with his achievements, thinking that they were the byproducts of his wisdom and physical power. This is the problem with many people Like him through the ages. Any achievement that would not lead us back to the very Achiever could be very deadly. Jesus Christ spoke of a very rich farmer who was boasting of his achievements in agriculture, only for his life to be taken byaway from him that same night.

"And I will say to my soul,  "Soul,  thou hast much goods laid up for many years: take thine ease, eat,  drink and be merry, but God said to him "Thou fool, this night your soul shall be required of thee, then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
Luke.12:19-20

Apostle James warned against being boastful without giving consideration to the sovereignty of God in James.4:13-15:

"Go to now, yeah that say "today or tomorrow, we will go into such a city and continue there a year and buy and sell,  and yet gain: whereas yeah know not what is in the morrow, for what is your life? It is even a vapour that appeared for a little time, and then vanish away. For that ye ought to say "If the Lord will,  we shall do this or that".

It is presumptuous for someone who does not know of he will survive the next day to commence planning for a programme that will take place in six months time. It is only the Almighty God that has the power to will and to do. One can see the cause of the calamity that befell kings Pharaoh and Herod. In the case of king Herod,  he took not only the glory that belonged to God,  but God's sovereignty. The consequence was fatal and he was eaten up by worms immediately.

"And upon a set day,  Herod who was
 Arrayed in royal apparel sat on his throne and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout saying "it is the voice if a god and not a man.
Acts.19:22-23

May the sovereignty of God be made positively manifest in our lives, so that we can live in the supernatural from now on in Jesus  name. Amen.

Culled from the RCCG Open heavens devotional.