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    Sovereignty

     Sovereign.  The wor d came to me early the other morning. You know that state of wakefulness when you’re floating between sleep and coherence?  I wasn’t dreaming. Maybe I was turning over and somewhat awake, but the word was kind of downloaded into my consciousness, SOVEREIGN!  I figured it was a word from God with some deep meaning, and maybe it is.  I was surprised however when I began to search the Bible for the word. I began with Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance. For those who are unfamiliar, it’s a reference book used to study the Scriptures.  It has every word used in the Bible with a list of each place the word is used. Next, it lists the definitions in Hebrew and Greek, depending on the passage.  This can be an eye opening experience. For example, once I was reading a passage that mentioned “sorceries” (Revelation 9:21).

    When I looked the word up in the Greek, which was the original language of the text, the word was “pharmakeia”,   MEDICATION, DRUGS.  It’s the root from which the word pharmacy was derived. Interesting right? 

    Anyway, I digress. The word that came to me was sovereign. The everyday dictionary describes it as 1. “ a monarch or other supreme ruler, 2. a former British coin. 3. having supreme rank or power, 4. having independent power or authority, 5. superior to all others “.  Maybe this was a word from God after all?

     

    Regardless of our religious beliefs, or perhaps lack of, WE are not sovereign. At any moment the earth may begin to shake and we have absolutely no control. Fires are raging in various geographic regions of the world. Flooding and storms wreak havoc, as do war and famine. Where does that leave us?  Personally, I lean on the Scriptures that say “ Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition WITH thanksgiving , present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 4:6&7, emphasis mine.

    So whether I’m dropping my freshman off at his new high school, or awaiting the results of a medical test, I rest in the truth that although I am not sovereign, I know One who is.    

    Chaplain Denise

    (925) 779-7200 x1237

     

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    • 5 September 2010
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