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Daily Devotion: Revelation 19:6

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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!" 

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