Omnipotence: The Attributes That Are True of God and (in a limited way) Man

Omnipotence

Omnipotence means that God alone is all powerful. There is infinity in His Power. This attribute of God gives life and action to all His other attributes. The Bible refers to El Shaddai (God Almighty) 50 times and it is used only of God. It is the realization of all that He wills (i.e. He has the power to execute His will, Gen. 18:14; Ps. 62:11). This attribute operates through volition; God has not done all that He could do. God can do anything that is not inconsistent of His own character. God will not do anything contrary to His character, such as lying (Heb. 6:8), sin (James 1:13), looking upon iniquity with favor (Hab. 1:13), change (Mal. 3:6), denying Himself (2Tim. 2:13).

Omnipotence includes the power of self limitation. God can use this power to limit Himself as He has done in certain areas.

His omnipotence always operates in conformity with His wisdom, knowledge, holiness, and justice.

He has power over His own power.

His power is without effort (see Gen. 1; Ps. 33:9).

Scriptures
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. (Job 42:2)


Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. (Ps. 36:6)

O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. (Ps.66:8-9)

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. (Ps. 147:5)

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... (Jer. 32:17)

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. (Matt. 19:26)

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. (Rev. 19:6)

Applications
God’s power is available to believers (Is. 40:29; Jer. 33:3; Eph. 1:19; 3:20; Philip. 4:13).

No need to fear (Ps. 27:1).

We are to trust in God’s strength (Is. 26:4).

The gospel is God’s power to save (Rom. 1:16).

We have God’s power for evangelism (Acts 1:8).

We are can have His Power in Christian service (2Cor. 9:8).

We are kept by God’s power (2Tim. 1:12; 1Pet. 1:1-5).

This power is more than reforming power it's transforming power.

In His awsome presence,
brother John