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He Has No Equal - He is Omnipotent
John W. Peterson, song writer, musician, and former air force pilot tells of the glories of flying at high altitudes and seeing the smallness of the earth beneath and the expanse of the heavens above he found himself in awe of his omniscient Creator. He said: "I was quite overwhelmed as I began to think of these two aspects of God's power and love; and suddenly, the words of a new song began to form in my heart. Within a very short time, I was sketching the words and melody of a new song." He then wrote the words of that immortal hymn, It Took a Miracle.

Not only does God show his omnipotence to Isaiah and the people of Israel, but he reminds each of us of his eternal power and godhead in the New Testament. In Jesus dwells all the fullness of the godhead bodily. He is the exact image of God the Father and as such He demonstrates the Father's attributes and character. Paul and the apostle John say, "He created all things by his word…. He upholds all things by the word of His power…. And by him all things hold together…" (John 1:1, Colossians 1:17, Hebrews 1:3) Jesus himself claims omnipotence when He is about to ascend to the Father he declared to the disciples, "All power is given to me in heaven and in earth…" (Matthew 28:18)

The people of Israel were staggering under the burden of God's chastisements for their national sin. It seemed quite impossible that God who punished them disbursing them among the pagan nations would also bring them back to the land again. It is in this context that God encourages His people to wait on Him, that "He is able to do immeasurably more than they could ask of even imagine." (Ephesians 3:20)

It Took A Miracle

My Father is omnipotent,
And that you can't deny;
A God of might and miracles-
'Tis written in the sky.

Chorus:
It took a miracle to put the stars in place,
It took a miracle to hang the world in space;
But when He saved my soul,
Cleansed and made me whole,
It took a miracle of love and grace!


Our God is Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent. Wait for Him. He will come.



New King James Bible, Bible Gateway Index