Knowing the Almighty

“Come then, and with such loving teachableness let us take our seat beside this sea of truth, and strive with reverence to touch the spray that sparkles on the shore.” —Henry Law

Psalm 62:11 ESV

11 Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God,

Hebrew- “power to God” Lamed of possession= Power belongs to God! Power is owned or possessed by God alone!

“The power of God is that ability and strength whereby He can bring to pass whatsoever He pleases, whatsoever His infinite wisdom may direct, and whatsoever the infinite purity of His will may resolve…”

“God’s power is like Himself: infinite, eternal, incomprehensible; it can neither be checked, restrained, nor frustrated by the creature...”

“As His essence is immense, not to be confined in one place; as it is eternal, not to be measured in time; so it is almighty, not to be limited in regard to action.” —Stephen Charnock

God’s Power Is Essential to His Being

God’s Power Is Self Existing

God’s Power Is Infinite

Ephesians 1:19 ESV

19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might

Job 11:7 ESV

7 “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?

Psalm 145:3 ESV

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.

Ephesians 3:20–21 ESV

20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

God’s Power is Immutable

Isaiah 40:28 ESV

28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

God’s Power Exists Above the Limits of Time and Place

Romans 1:20 ESV

20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

God’s Power is Sovereign

“God is infinite in power, and therefore it is impossible for any to withstand His will, or resist the outworking of His decrees! Such a statement as that is well calculated to fill the lost sinner with alarm—but from the believer, it evokes nothing but praise.”—A.W.Pink

Job 36:22–23 ESV

22 Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him? 23 Who has prescribed for him his way, or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’?

Psalm 135:5–6 ESV

5 For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 Whatever the Lord pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.

Isaiah 46:10 ESV

10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’

God’s Power is United to all His Other Attributes

God’s Power is Incomparable

“God’s power is like Himself: infinite, eternal, incomprehensible; it can neither be checked, restrained, nor frustrated by the creature.”—Stephen Charnock

Psalm 89:6 ESV

6 For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord? Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,