24 O Lord God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might (Deuteronomy 3:24)?
In these words from Moses, God is praised concerning His works and His might. The sovereignty of God is absolute and complete. When God decrees out of eternity into time, whatever is decreed, will occur. God had promised to bring Israel out of Egypt into the Promised land and Moses was confident that God would fulfill His promise. The promise would be fulfilled under the leadership of Joshua however, and Moses would not be able to enter the land. So, God’s works and might are according to God’s terms, not Man’s. This is often hard for us to understand, but it is God’s decisions and decrees that occur, not our own. As the Sovereign over the whole of Creation, God uses His works and might to bring about and fulfill His promises. There is total assurance that in the end, God will accomplish all He decrees. This is good news, since God has decreed that all who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
In these words from Moses, God is praised concerning His works and His might. The sovereignty of God is absolute and complete. When God decrees out of eternity into time, whatever is decreed, will occur. God had promised to bring Israel out of Egypt into the Promised land and Moses was confident that God would fulfill His promise. The promise would be fulfilled under the leadership of Joshua however, and Moses would not be able to enter the land. So, God’s works and might are according to God’s terms, not Man’s. This is often hard for us to understand, but it is God’s decisions and decrees that occur, not our own. As the Sovereign over the whole of Creation, God uses His works and might to bring about and fulfill His promises. There is total assurance that in the end, God will accomplish all He decrees. This is good news, since God has decreed that all who call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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