Quotes about Sovereignty

No man in his senses can hesitate in choosing to be free, rather than a slave.

Good is not always God's will, but God's will is always good.

I am the LORD, and there is no other… . I, the LORD, speak truthfully; I say what is right. Isaiah 45:18—19

After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.

For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

The love of God does not find, but creates, that which is pleasing to it.

In one sense there will be something difficult even for God — namely, that which He has not done — not because He could not, but because He would not, do it. For with God, to be willing is to be able, and to be unwilling is to be unable; all that He has willed, however, He has both been able to accomplish, and has displayed His ability.

God was alone when He made His decrees, and His determinations were influenced by no external cause. He was free to decree or not to decree, and to decree one thing and not another. This liberty we must ascribe to Him who is Supreme, Independent, and Sovereign in all His doings.

He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.

Third, we must never use the doctrine of God's sovereignty to excuse our own sinful actions or decisions that hurt another person.

If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God.

But God always has a holy surprise up His sovereign sleeve. And when we pray, God throws surprise parties!