11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.

12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.

— 1 Chronicles 29:11-12

The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.

— Psalm 135:6

I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

— Isaiah 46:10

28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

29 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

30 And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.

— Romans 8:28-30

According to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

— 1 Peter 1:2

In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

— Isaiah 2:2

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and salvation from the Lord Jesus to you.

God is sovereign. With eternal wisdom and an intentional plan, He controls everything. The past, present, and future ret within His purposeful grip. God is able and free to accomplish everything He wills. God is sovereign in calling people to salvation and awakening dead hearts to seek Him. God’s flawless character allows us to trust and find comfort in His unlimited power and control. The descriptions and warnings in the book of Revelation about future events issue a clear call for people to turn to Christ for salvation. With divinely measured precision, God will enact judgment on the world and deliver His people to their eternal home.

Many people reject or restrict the concept of God’s sovereignty to fit their own limited understanding. Rejecting God as sovereign reveals a desire for personal sovereignty and control that denies reality. We human beings cannot control even our next heartbeat or breath. At the end of human history, no one will be able to doubt that God rules and reigns over everyone and everything He has created. Let’s rest in God’s sovereignty and gain peace and comfort in this chaotic world. God knows what we do not and controls what we cannot. He always accomplishes what He desires, which is always best. Let’s entrust everything to God, who rules the universe with infinite wisdom and precise timing. Amen! God rules and cares!