From my morning devotion:
Exodus 7:3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
also:
Matthew 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
These sorts of passages always remind me of the old Frank Sinatra song "I Did It My Way". God always does things his way. He could have softened pharaoh's heart and Israel would not have known how great a God He is. He could have went to Tyre & Sidon to as Jesus put it "To seek and to save that which was lost", but that wasn't his whole plan. We call this the sovereignty of God. What does Mr Webster have to say about sovereignty?
Sovereign - 1. Supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion; as a sovereign ruler of the universe. 2. Supreme; superior to all others; chief. God is the sovereign good of all who love and obey him. 3. Supremely efficacious; superior to all others; predominant; effectual; as a sovereign remedy. 4. Supreme; pertaining to the first magistrate of a nation; as sovereign authority.
God does what He does because He is who He wants to be. We don't have the right to question it, we should praise Him for it. For he has saved us rather than someone else.
Heavenly Father, we thank you for your saving power. We are thank you for everything you have done for us. In Jesus name, amen.
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