God is Sovereign

Just like Joshua told the people of Israel, “The Lord is holy, and He is a jealous God” (Joshua 24:19), we tend to overlook areas of our lives that keep separation from a Sovereign God. He has created us to worship and serve His name, and His name only. God cannot give all He desires to release until you surrender and give your all to Him. He is jealous for your love, devotion and service to His kingdom. What are the idols you worship that is keeping you from honoring the one true sovereign Lord? Is it the god of comfort and stability? Is it the god of self satisfaction? Is it the god of my way or no way? Is it the god of self-confidence, forgetting to ask God about it? Is your job standing between you and God? Is your children standing between you and God? Is your bank account standing between you and God? It would do us well to re-examine what God we are following. If you or I created something, wouldn’t we want that creation to honor and worship us only? We always want our children to honor and obey us, simply because we are the reason they are here. It would disturb us if they started to follow and adore somebody else’s parents. It might cause us to become jealous of their love and loyalty. Remember, God is jealous for you, which is why you were created in the first place. He longs to hear our praise, He invites us into His presence, He blesses His children when they fully lift Him up with their life. Why not recognize He is a holy God and is jealous for our full commitment to serve and follow Him all the days of our lives. Our sovereign God is manifesting Himself at Cornerstone in various fashions. He wants to wrap His loving arms around your need and remind you that He has created a wonderful image of Him, and that image is you. What a mighty God we serve!