Quotes about Divine

God is not only sovereign, He is perfect in love and infinite in wisdom.

But in the light of Scripture, it is decisive that this creaturely freedom poses no threat or limitation to the sovereign and almighty Divine enterprise….

There is no authority except that which God has established.

He will direct it according to His sovereign purpose for His glory and our good.

God has no "if onlys." God never makes a mistake; God has no regrets. "As for God, his way is perfect" (Psalm 18:30). We can trust God. He is trustworthy.

one of the most frequent references to it concerns His sovereignty over nations and governments.

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. . .

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.

God can and does work in the hearts and minds of rulers and officials of government to accomplish His sovereign purpose.

There is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God…. For [the ruler] is God's servant to do you good" (Romans 13:1,4).

Confidence in the sovereignty of God in all that affects us is crucial to our trusting Him. if there is a single event in all of the universe that can occur outside of God's sovereign control, then we cannot trust Him.

And we should remember that God works in history from an eternal perspective, whereas we tend to view the outworking of history from a temporal perspective.