Quotes about Sovereignty
He (God) permits, for reasons known only to Himself, people to act contrary to and in defiance of His revealed will. But He never permits them to act contrary to His sovereign will.
— Jerry Bridges
Because we know God is directing our lives to an ultimate end and because we know He is sovereignly able to orchestrate the events of our lives toward that end, we can trust Him. We can commit to Him not only the ultimate outcome of our lives, but also all the intermediate events and circumstances that will bring us to that outcome.
— Jerry Bridges
He will direct it according to His sovereign purpose for His glory and our good.
— Jerry Bridges
one of the most frequent references to it concerns His sovereignty over nations and governments.
— Jerry Bridges
In terms of our trusting God, the sovereignty of God over the nations can at first glance seem theoretical and remote from our daily lives.
— Jerry Bridges
God owes me no explanation. He has the right to do what He wants, when He wants, and how He wants. Why? Because He's God. . .
— Jerry Bridges
But the reverent reader of Scripture cannot fail to see the sovereign hand of God arranging those ordinary circumstances to accomplish His purpose.
— Jerry Bridges
As God's rule is invincible, so it is incomprehensible. His ways are higher than our ways (see Isaiah 55:9). His judgments are unsearchable, and His paths are beyond tracing out (see Romans 11:33). The sovereignty of God is often questioned because man does not understand what God is doing. Because He does not act as we think He should, we conclude He cannot act as we think He would.
— Jerry Bridges
But what about when the story does not have a happy ending? Is God sovereign then also? This is the crucial question. It's easy to trust God when a process of events turns out as we would desire, though even here our faith often falters during the process until we know the outcome.
— Jerry Bridges
God can and does work in the hearts and minds of rulers and officials of government to accomplish His sovereign purpose.
— Jerry Bridges
This Iranian brother had a correct perception of the sovereignty of God in the decrees and decisions of governments.
— Jerry Bridges
Just as we saw in chapter 4 that God is sovereign in the hearts of individuals, whose decisions and actions affect us, so God is also sovereign in the decisions and actions of government as they affect
— Jerry Bridges