He is... All-Powerful, part 2

Almighty = El Shaddai (all-sufficient)

genesis 17:1-2 "When abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”

God has the power to make promises about my life and is able to keep them. He can determine my future.

genesis 28:3; 48:3; 49:25

God continues to make this promises throughout the generations.

ruth 1:20-21

naomi did not want to be called by her name, but rather by a name that means bitter because the Lord had made her life bitter. God is Almighty...he has the power to change our lives.

and then comes job...

Job 5:17

"He wounds, but he also binds up; 

he injures, but his hands also heal.

from six calamities he will rescue you;

in seven no harm will befall you.

in famine he will ransom you from death.

and in battle from stroke of sword.

you'll be protected from lash of the tongue,

and need not fear when destruction comes.

you'll laugh at destruction and famine,

and need not fear the beasts of the earth."

Almighty = All Powerful = omnipotent!

this means He has the power to do all these things. it's more than just the big picture of our future that he cares about and controls. he has the power to control/dictate even the most finite details of our lives. He can bring pain and take it away because HE is EL SHADDAI!

He gives and takes away, but blessed be his name!

job 8:3-7

God gave sinners over to the penalty of their sin, but because He's almighty, he has the power to forgive and make new. "your beginnings seem so humble, so prosperous will your future be."

job 11:6-8

"know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin. can you fathom the mysteries of God? can you probe the limits of the Almighty? they are higher than the heavens - what can you do? they are deeper than the depths of the grave - what can you know? their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea."

- i am nothing and can do nothing compared to the Almighty God. God is bigger than big. His power extends past the heavens. even the heavens are unimaginable. this power far exceeds that. from an earthly perspective, his power goes wider than the sea. is you think about it, the oceans run into each other to create a massive body of water. there is no beginning or end. that is the power of God!

job 22:21-23, 26

"submit to God and be at peace with Him; in this way prosperity will come to you. accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart. if you returned to the Almighty, you will be restored...surely you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God."

- remove the treasures of the earth from your life, and God will become those treasures for you

job 34:14-15

"if it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath, all mankind would perish together and man would return to the dust."

God is keeping us alive. 

***job 38-39, 40:9-14***

God is pointing out all the things he is capable of, telling job that if he is able to accomplish these things then God will back off and "admit to you that your own right hand can save you." (40:14)