Friday, November 20
For all in heaven and on earth is yours;
yours, O Lord, is the sovereignty;
you are exalted as head over all.
—1 Chronicles 29:11
When we speak of God as sovereign, we’re saying God’s in charge. Acknowledging God’s sovereignty means accepting that it’s God’s world and that divine authority is bigger than all the powers of earth. But even after we throw crowns, governments, and worldly authorities in the dust before God, we have to remember to add the one vital power that most often sets itself in opposition to God: our own stubborn will.