It has been my observation that Job clearly understood
the Sovereignty of God. This notion of sovereignty states: He rules everything
he has ever made, enforces every directive He’s ever issued, fulfills every
prophecy He’s ever spoken, and loves every person He has ever created.

If there was even one element of knowledge however small, that was unknown to
God, then his sovereignty would not exist. He must possess knowledge of
everything. If there was one little bit of power or holiness that he did not
possess, then he would not be the sovereign God who rules this earth and the
universe. In fact, he would be a limited god who would be subordinate to some
other creature or being in this universe (lower case usage intentional). Job
states – “God’s power and knowledge is unlimited; He needs no teachers or
mentors to guide or correct him.” (Job 36:22 paraphrased)

So, if we view God as sovereign, then we also view Him as absolutely free to do
whatever He chooses. He can carry out any action at any time for any reason
without interference. Were He less than this, He would not be sovereign. “The
Lord does whatever pleases him.” (Psalms 135:6)

Sometimes you will hear a human say – I am free as a bird, but we all know this
statement is rhetorical at best. A high school student knows that a free bird
lives in a world fraught with instinctive aggression and is easily crushed. The
bird’s freedom is limited by weather conditions, air pressure, local food
supply, even the bird’s capacity to fly is limited by their wingspan and their
personal strength. The concept of ‘free as a bird’ is a bit silly. Only God is
infinitely free.

The notion of sovereignty proclaims there is nothing or no one who can hinder
Him, interfere with Him, restrict Him, compel Him, or stop Him. He possesses
absolute authority, absolute truth, absolute power, rendering absolute judgment
on all things. But to say that God has complete and absolute authority does not
have much meaning if He must ask permission from anyone to accomplish a task.
To whom would God go for this permission? Who is higher? Who Controls God? Who
has more power or more intelligence? “I am the LORD, and there is no other;
apart from me there is no God.” (Isaiah 45:5)

I have learned from reading AW Tozer that “God sovereignly decrees we are free
to exercise moral choice. All of us from the beginning have fulfilled that
freedom by making a choice between good and evil.”  Therefore, when we say
that man can choose evil, we are not saying that he works against the sovereign
will of God but in as much as we are saying God’s providence (free will) grants
us the ability to walk away from God guidance and plan. We read in Joshua “If
serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day
whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the
Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as
for me and my household, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15).

It is a sure fact – the one true living God has foreknowledge; he knows every
thought and choice we will make from the beginning to the end of our life. His
sovereignty drives the plan for our life that reflects our decisions and
actions. Nothing can get in the way of His plan. Nothing. The sovereignty of
the one true living God is serious stuff; He runs the show. It is an amazing
fact our thoughts, decisions and actions are considered when the plan is set. We
need him, he does not need us.

I choose Jesus.