He is... All-Powerful, part 1

key verse: "the magicians said to pharaoh, 'this is the finger of God.' but pharaoh’s heart was hard and he would not listen, just as the LORD had said." Exodus 8:19

Exodus 8-9

God is sending the plagues on the egyptians. the pharoah's magicians were able to duplicate the first two (blood and frogs), but when dust -> gnats, they recognized that it was the Lord at work. pharoah didn't believe this, so the plagues continued. 

- God is far greater than anyone and anything in this universe. He will do whatever it takes to set me free (he already has through Jesus) and he will also do whatever it takes to wake me up. 

- i have to  trust in God's power to overcome evil.

- "open your eyes to see the finger of God at work in your life. recognize his power. He works miracles, he fights your hardheartedness, he breaks your addiction to having everything your own way. He is all-powerful, and he may be lovingly pointing his finger at you." [true.identity bible]

- my identity is found in Christ. he gives me the power to overcome evil.

my prayer is that God would open my eyes to his presence in my life, that he would show me that he is in control. i am also praying that when he does reveal this to me, that i would believe it with everything in me. i can see it all i want, but it doesn't matter if i don't believe, grasp, and hang on to it.

my study of this character isn't over yet. after grasping the basics of his power, i did a search on "almighty" and found scriptures from genesis to revelation that testify to his power. those will come soon...