A review of the following scriptures may open the eyes of our understanding to the Majesty, Supremacy and Sovereignty of the Most High. God which sets on the throne of His glory independent of all, as seen in Isa. 46:9, "Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is none else; I am God and there is none like me."

     His wisdom, word, counsel and purpose is sovereign; Isa. 46:10-11, "Declaring the end from the beginning and  from ancient times, the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure; Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have  purposed it, I will also do it."  Also in Psa. 3:9 and 11, "For he   spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stand fast.  [V:11]  "The counsel of the Lord standeth  forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations."

     His pleasure is sovereign: Psa 115:3, "But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased."  And in Psa. 135:6, Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places."

     Creation was sovereignly effected: Gen. 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Also in Psa 33:6, "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth." And in Job 1:1-3, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God, All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made."

     His power and will are sovereign: Dan. 4:35, "And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, What doest thou?" Also in Isa. 43:13, "Yea, before the day was I am He: and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?" And in Matt 28:18, "And Jesus came and spake unto  them, saying, All power is give unto me in heaven and in earth."

     He acts upon mankind in many ways which  manifests Him sovereign power:

     1. He loves and hates sovereignly; Rom 9:13, "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

     2.  He extends mercy sovereignly. Romans 9:18 "Therefore, hath He mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He will be hardeneth."

     3.  He predestinates, calls, justifies, and glorifies according to His sovereign foreknowledge and purpose: Rom 8:28-30, "And we know that all things work together for good to them that  love God, to them who are the called according to His pur­pose. For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He did predestinate, them he also called, and whom He called, them He also justified, and whom he justified, them He also glori­fi­ed."

     4.  He saves sovereignly: 2 Tim.1:9, "Who hath saved us and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,"

     5.  He keeps His children sovereignly: 1 Pet. 1:5, "Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."

     These are a few examples of how God extends His sovereign power to execute His will. To know He is sovereign  should cause us to rejoice for all of our hope is based on the truth of His word.

     The Power of God: God's power is absolute, it is not conditional nor partial, neither can it diminish. God's power is  the life and activity of all His attributes. His other attributes would be worthless without the power to implement them.

     In creation His power is revealed, Jer 32:17,"Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is  nothing too hard for thee:" And in Rev. 4:11, "Thou art wor­thy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power:  for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were cre­ated."

     In purpose and action His power is absolute. In Job 23:13, "But He is one mind, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth."  Also in Matt 19:26, "

     "But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, with men this is impossible; but with God  all things are possible." And in Psa 115:3, "But our God is in the heavens: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased."

     His power towards man is revealed, Jam 4: 12, "There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?" We see the two directions of His power, one in salvation and the other in judgment.  This is evident in Rom 9:13, "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated" And also man cannot hinder Him for in Dan 4:35, "And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and He doeth according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, what doest thou."

     God's power towards His people  is seen in Psa 110:3. "Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth."  Also in Eph 2:1  "And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins:" And in 1 Pet 1:5, "Who are kept by the power of God  through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."

     The Immutability of God:  God's  immutability [constancy] is almost completely ignored by the Churches of the world today. They portray God as changing from day to day as events and circumstances dictate. If  God changes He would have to change either to a better or worse state. Any change necessitates a move forward or backward, therefore if He changed to the better He was in error before the change, which reduces him to being imperfect, hence He is not God. If he changes to the worse He ceases to be God for He has moved to a position of error. In this we see that to be perfect and to remain perfect He cannot change. This attribute then identifies an inherent characteristic  of a perfect being called God. Scriptures declare Him to be unchangeable:

     Mal 3:6, "For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."

     James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh  down from the Father of lights, with  whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

     Num 1:17, "God is not a man, that He should lie: neither the Son of man, that He should repent; hath He said, and shall He  not do it? or hath He spoken , and shall He not make it good?"

     God identified Himself to Moses as immutable  in Exo  3:14,  "And God  said unto Moses, I am that I am;  and he said, Thus shall thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you."

     God uses the Rock to teach that He is immutable , in Deu 32:4, "He is  the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is He."

     Paul declares Jesus to be immutable in Heb 13:8, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day and for ever."

     His word is immutable: Psa. 119:89, "Forever, O  Lord, thy word is settled in heaven."

     His faithfulness is  immutable: Psa 119:90  "Thy faithfulness is unto all generations : thou hast established the earth and abideth."

     His love is immutable: Jer 31:3  "The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, yes, I have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee."

     His mercy and truth is im­mutable : Psa 100:5, "For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations."

     His counsel is immutable: Heb 6:17  "Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath:"

     His thoughts and purposes are immutable Isa 14:24, "The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass: and as I have purposed, so shall it stand."

     These scriptures as well as many others provide proof that our God is an immutable God. His power, love, hate, wisdom, knowledge, holiness, understanding, mercy judgment, wrath goodness, faithfulness, grace, patience, and etc are all immutable attributes of the only perfect God. Therefore, in His immutable nature He is self-existent and self-sufficient, which identifies Him as the only eternal and infinite being.

     Humanity  is mutable, and as a result of Adams sins all humanity in nature is opposed to God. In this state we are referred to  as 'wandering stars' in Jud 1:13, "Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever."  Since we are in this deplorable state in nature His children need stability above all else. Stability comes only from a stable force. Stability first comes to a child of God by  his quickening  Spirit which brings eternal life. With eternal life comes the indwelling of the Spirit and the work of the Comforter which enables them to embrace the attributes of God thorough His word and take hold of the glorious promises, teachings and doctrine which brings purpose and hope to an unstable being.

     If we do not believe God to be immutable then His word, promises, commandments, laws etc, are changeable therefore He is reduced to the same state as humanity. But if we believe that He is immutable, then we can see Him in His Excellency as Moses did in Exo 15:11. "Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?"

     The Love and Hate of God: God's love is absolute and perfect, and His hate is the same. These attributes reflect inherent abilities of God. None can question why He loves or hates.