The Relationship Found in Sovereignty

“God’s heavenly throne is eternal, secure, and strong, and His sovereignty rules the entire universe.”
Psalms 103:19 TPT

I might not be able to answer the many whys of life, but I can answer the all-important Who! Sovereignty doesn’t placate our whys; it introduces us to the Who. Sovereignty is one of the most fascinating and frightening realities of our world. Knowing that I am completely at the mercy of an All-Powerful God is awesome. And my belief of this sovereign God will cement my path. If I believe Him to be selfish and malicious, I will live in stark terror. On the other hand, if I believe Him to be who He says He is, I can live in utter fascination and a child-like wonder will overtake me and keep me astonished.

Guarantees of Sovereignty

Do I have any guarantees if I abandon myself into the great mystery of sovereignty? Only one. That God will be proven good and that His perfection will invade my life. I won’t be tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine, but rather I will be carried by the wind of the Spirit. Is there a predictable jet stream within this heavenly wind? No, to the naked eye it might actually appear to be blowing in a chaotic manner. But the air flow will be perfectly ordered in the Will of the Father. I will live in His perfect Will and will be in the true family of disciples.

Then gesturing to the disciples gathered around Him, he said, “Look closely, for this is my true family. When you obey my heavenly Father, that makes you a part of my true family.”
Matthew 12:49-50 TPT

True Disciple and Family

A true disciple is someone who lives in the Will of God, and this correlates with His sovereign will. Trust and faith in His sovereignty is the disciple’s path. I don’t believe you can be a disciple if you aren’t embracing sovereignty. God’s sovereignty is God being God. Sovereignty goes beyond ending my rule over life; it accepts and makes peace with God’s rule over my ALL—my blessings and my failures, my joy and my suffering.

Yes, it is daunting and often overwhelming for even the best of us. For every one of us who has lived for self to be called to release ourselves into the current and flow of the Holy Spirit is fear-provoking. But if we release ourselves into His holy gale, like a feather in the wind, His breeze will carry us where we need to be.

Relationship and Sovereignty

The acceptance of sovereignty takes us to another level. Our struggles with the past, with abuse, with misfortune of every kind gets enfolded into a place beyond acquiescence and leads us face to face with God. All of a sudden, our deepest fears and haunting accusations are obliterated in the trust of our sovereign God.

Distrust destroys a relationship one suspicion at a time. I can’t have a true, living relationship with someone that I can’t trust. Trust undergirds my vulnerability. Call it faith or trust, but without it, I can neither have relationship with God nor please Him. And without relationship, how can I be a disciple who’s following Him? No, accepting sovereignty is the grand test and launching pad of my relationship with the Lord.

Sovereignty is the Will of the Father and accepting it is in the Life of the Son. How can I have the exchanged Life, where Christ lives my life, if I don’t have faith in the validity of His choices? So much rides on my acceptance of God’s sovereignty. It’s a real-time barometer for the temperature of my heart and relationship with my God.

“The sovereignty of God is that golden sceptre in His hand by which He will make all bow, either by His word or by His works, by His mercies or by His judgements.”
Thomas Brooks