Revelation 19:6 states, “And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” Omnipotent in the Greek text is defined as he who sways and rules all. God is sufficiently all-powerful. Humanity can moment by moment conclude that there are factual limitations to what can be done by a single human or a even a multitude of humans. This draws great difference to the Almighty. God seizes what no other creature even has the prospective for – an impenetrable plentitude of power. Nature in and of itself paints a picture that acts as evidence of the unending power of God to humanity. The apostle Paul sheds light to this doctrinal truth in Romans 1:20 where it states, “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature,have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.” It can be concluded that it is possible that the omnipotence in and of itself is a revealing factor to humanity of who God is. This is eternally vital to the life of a person according to the Apostle Paul. Fully understanding the power of God means that one believes that God is able to do all His holy will. This type of power is threaded throughout the fabric of the biblical scriptures and sits on display for all of humanity to seek and identify with.
On the surface the power of God seems fairly clear in explanation but when investigated further it draws much debate among many cultures of humanity. Within the realm of omnipotence, many argue that God is not all powerful because God possesses certain inabilities. Many would argue that God is not omnipotent because He cannot sin, commit suicide, or walk, to name a few of the contentions. As a result of God being both essentially good and essentially non-physical, these arguments are irrelevant in nature and do not carry any real intellectual weight. God being unable and lacking the power are all together two different ideas. In His omnipotence God is also the self-existent creator, therefore He is the creator and distributor of all power. Tozer states, “God has delegated power to His creatures, but being self sufficient, He cannot relinquish anything of His perfections and, power being one of them, He does not give away. All that He gives remains His own and returns to Him again. Forever He must remain what He has forever been, the Lord God omnipotent.” Therefore, humanity can receive the life-changing power of the Almighty, but with the understanding that God cannot remain all powerful if he does not retain the ability to procure the power that has been given. Concluding this doctrinal truth gives a self-focused culture the correct humility to grow in their relationship with the all-powerful omnipotent God who is gracious in His delegation of power. Seeing his power for all that it is worth carries more value to a struggling humanity when there is the realization that his power and being are holy.
