The Implications of Omnipotence
In my post "Omni God," I mentioned that, among other things, God is "omnipotent." This means that God possesses unlimited strength and has universal power and authority.
The word omnipotent occurs in Amplified Bible, but most translations use "almighty" instead, often in the form of a proper name, as in the Almighty, God Almighty, Lord God Almighty. Almighty means having absolute power or being all-powerful.
God is omnipotent, with unlimited power and authority, so there's nothing that he can’t do — including no prayer that he can’t answer.
A related word is sovereign, which means to exercise supreme, permanent authority. God's sovereignty is not so that he can be malevolent towards us, but to be benevolent. He does not want to withhold things from us, but to give things to us.
God is omnipotent and sovereign, able to answer prayer, so we can confidently ask with the expectation that he will answer (more on that in my next post).
[Psalm 17:6, Luke 11:9-10, 1 John 5:14-15; also see "The Implications of Omniscience" and "The Implications of Omnipresence"]
The word omnipotent occurs in Amplified Bible, but most translations use "almighty" instead, often in the form of a proper name, as in the Almighty, God Almighty, Lord God Almighty. Almighty means having absolute power or being all-powerful.
God is omnipotent, with unlimited power and authority, so there's nothing that he can’t do — including no prayer that he can’t answer.
A related word is sovereign, which means to exercise supreme, permanent authority. God's sovereignty is not so that he can be malevolent towards us, but to be benevolent. He does not want to withhold things from us, but to give things to us.
God is omnipotent and sovereign, able to answer prayer, so we can confidently ask with the expectation that he will answer (more on that in my next post).
David said, "I call on you, my God, for you will answer me."God's omnipotence and sovereignty reveals that he has the ability and desire to answer our prayers.
Jesus said, "Everyone who asks receives."
John said, "We know that we have what we asked of him."
[Psalm 17:6, Luke 11:9-10, 1 John 5:14-15; also see "The Implications of Omniscience" and "The Implications of Omnipresence"]
Posted by Peter DeHaan at 9/20/2011 5:00 AM 
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