A Random Thought on the Sovereignty of God

     My mamma always says, “That’s not odd, that’s God.” I can hear her wisdom-filled quip whenever something seemingly random happens in my life. In my walk with Christ, I have come to realize that there are few coincidences in this life, but that the Lord is involved and aware of life’s smallest details and sovereign over all. 

   Does God’s sovereignty bring us fear or peace?  Do we feel it is a mere concept that can be rejected, allowing us in our own power to truly control our live, or is it a non-negotiable part of God’s character? 

   1 Kings 22:34 NIV, “But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor.”

   In the book of 1 Kings, King Ahab felt that he could reject the sovereignty of the Lord. He did not believe the Word of the Lord that was brought to him. In his human wisdom, he rejected the wisdom of God brought to him through the words of the prophet. The problem was, and still is for all of us today, that God’s sovereignty cannot be changed or manipulated.  God is true to His Word and to His will. 

   Previously, Micaiah the prophet,  had warned King Ahab of Israel not to go into battle; but the King, being wicked and not prone to listen to Godly counsel even after he sought it out, decided to go into battl ...