Big Idea: God is the Almighty, Sovereign, Ruler of the universe. And he grants men a measure of that sovereignty over the creatures He has made to display, in small part, the extent of his mastery over the universe.
God the Father
3-1 There is but one living and true God, immanent, transcendent, infinite in being and perfection, pure spirit, invisible, immutable, eternal, almighty…
God is _________________________ All Creation
Psalm 8:1 (ESV) O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
God is sovereign king and ruler over all things. He directs the affairs of all his creation with precision and intention.
Psalm 147:4–5 (ESV) — 4 He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
God governs all things according to his power and wisdom. All things are in place and working as God has determined. (Psalm 107:25; 148:7-8; Jonah 1:4; Matt. 10:29-30)
1Sam. 17:1-4, 10, 38-39, 45-47
The sovereignty of our God, does not merely extend to the elemental principles of our created order. It extends even to the actions and conquests of men. (Psalm 33:13-17; Isaiah 40:22-23)
Man is __________________ All Creatures (as God has ordained)
4 what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? 5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.
We are so insignificant in relation to God, but we are also very significant in relation to the rest of creation. God has made man to be an image and representation of his majestic rule over all things.
Genesis 1:26–28 (ESV) — 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
We, that is mankind, being made in God’s image, with the all the attributes that he has so graciously communicated to us, are a rudimentary representation of the sovereign control that God exercises over all creation. God has given us dominion, that is rule and authority, over all creatures, (Gen. 1:26-28) in order that we might display in part the magnitude of the dominion and majesty of our God.
Job 38:4–7 (ESV) — 4 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6 On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, 7 when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Questions to Consider
Does the truth of God’s majesty bring you comfort? Why or why not?
How do you see a small picture of God’s rule over creation in the things that he has made you responsible for? (home, work, hobbies, children)
In what ways might we give praise to God for this most excellent role in creation?
