Revelation 19:6 "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."
Today, I want to look at only one portion of the verse: "Alleluia:
for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."
The word, "Alleluia," means in a very strong fashion, "Praise ye
the Lord!" There may be times when we say those words because God
has given us what we ask for. Other times, we say those words because we
realize He has protected us from some dire situation. We say, "Praise the
Lord" when we receive a raise, our children do something good, or any
situation that we feel is going our way.
One of the three major attributes that we speak of God is found in this verse.
"God is omnipotent." God has all power. Jesus stated it to the
disciples before He ascended back into heaven, "All power is given unto me
in heaven and in earth." (Matthew 28:18) Do we believe that to be
true? In Jesus' statement, we understand Him to be omnipotent, which means He
is indeed God. When we pray, do we have that understanding? The Lord God is
indeed Almighty, which means He is omnipotent, which means He has all power
both in heaven and in earth. He also is omniscient, which means He has
full understanding. When we put those two attributes togethers, we should
understand that in His knowledge of all things and in His total power over all
things, God has the ability to give to us and to withhold from us. Are we
just as eager to say, "Alleluia," when He does not give us the answer
as we desired?
I close with this thought: The words of today's verse have the power to stand alone. Can we, in all situations, cause our voices to sound as the "many waters and mighty thunderings" with the "great multitude"? In all things, can we say "the Lord God omnipotent reigns!"