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Then Job replied to the LORD, “I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted." (Job 42:1-2) 

I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. (Revelation 21:22)

            Job is believed to be the oldest book in the Bible. Genesis tells of the beginning, but Job was apparently written first. That means that from the first to the last, God has been known to be omnipotent or almighty. In ancient times, the gods were believed to "belong" to the people with whom they were associated. Many of the disasters with which God plagued Egypt were slap downs of the Egyptian gods. When the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant and put it in the temple of Dagon, the idol fell over and broke. When Elijah and the 400 priests of Baal got together for their cage match, the first part of the battle was the question of which god could and would bring fire on the offered sacrifices. Jesus' death and resurrection is a similar proof. The book of Revelation describes the last of these battles. 
           Today, we have different gods. The Hindu religion has more than 330 million gods. I don't think we have as many in America, but given the number of people who consider themselves to gods, I wouldn't be surprised to learn we have at least 220 million but there are a few that seem to more popular. One is "the government." Another is "science." A third is "the universe." Whatever gods we serve, God is likely to call that god out, and show Himself to be the better, stronger god. He does this not just because He can, but because our reliance on the false gods is harmful to us. The day is coming when these gods will be defeated.
            The first thing that shows His omnipotence is His ability to defeat His enemies. The second is His ability to choose to say "No." One of the ways that some people want God to prove his omnipotence is by doing something that they tell Him to do - usually something silly or demeaning. That doesn't prove His omnipotence. It proves theirs. His not doing what they demand is proof that they aren't in control. As much as I would like God to do everything I want Him to do, I respect Him because His omnipotence includes the power to say, "No."
              A third thing that proves His omnipotence is announcement beforehand of things He is going to do. Jesus' birth and death were announced nearly 500 years before they happened. Read Daniel 9. Our future was announced about two thousand years ago. Read Daniel and Revelation then keep your eyes on the news. I'm grateful for God's omnipotence. I don't like being kept in my place, but I need it.

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