What other scriptures emphasize God's sovereignty over creation and provision? Starting with Haggai 1:11 “I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.” The Lord does not merely observe creation; He commands it. That single sentence sets the tone for a thread that runs from Genesis to Revelation—God’s absolute, minute-by-minute sovereignty over rain, crops, animals, and people. God’s Control over Weather and Harvest in the Law • Genesis 8:22 — “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.” • Deuteronomy 11:13-17 — Obedience brings “rain for your land in season”; disobedience brings “He will shut the heavens, so that there will be no rain.” • Leviticus 26:3-5 — When Israel walks in His statutes, “the land will yield its produce” and they will “eat their bread to the full.” Psalms and Wisdom: Daily Provision Springs from His Hand • Psalm 24:1-2 — “The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof.” • Psalm 65:9-10 — “You visit the earth and water it abundantly… You drench its furrows.” • Psalm 104:10-14 — Springs, rain, grass, and food all flow from His deliberate activity. • Psalm 135:6-7 — “He causes the clouds to rise… brings the wind from His storehouses.” • Job 38:25-27 — God “cuts a channel for the flood” and “brings rain on a barren land.” Prophets: Sovereign in Blessing and Judgment • Isaiah 45:7 — “I form the light and create darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity.” • Jeremiah 5:24 — He “gives the autumn and spring rains in season, who reserves for us the appointed weeks of harvest.” • Amos 4:7-8 — The Lord withholds rain from one city and sends it to another to draw hearts back to Himself. Jesus’ Teaching: The Father Feeds, Clothes, Sustains • Matthew 6:26 — “Look at the birds of the air… your heavenly Father feeds them.” • Matthew 6:30-33 — If He clothes the lilies, He will surely provide for His children; therefore, “seek first the kingdom of God.” • Matthew 10:29-31 — Not one sparrow “will fall to the ground apart from your Father.” • Luke 12:24 — “Consider the ravens… God feeds them.” Apostolic Witness: Christ Holds All Things Together • Acts 14:17 — “He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons; He fills your hearts with food and gladness.” • Acts 17:24-25 — The Creator “gives all men life and breath and everything else.” • Colossians 1:16-17 — “All things were created through Him and for Him… in Him all things hold together.” • Hebrews 1:3 — The Son is “upholding all things by His powerful word.” • James 1:17 — “Every good and perfect gift is from above.” • Revelation 4:11 — “For You created all things, and by Your will they exist and came to be.” Putting It Together From drought in Haggai to sparrows in Matthew, Scripture leaves no category—weather, harvest, wildlife, human livelihood—outside God’s jurisdiction. He withholds and He gives; He wounds and He heals; He shuts the heavens and He opens them. Recognizing that comprehensive sovereignty turns everyday needs into opportunities to trust, obey, and give thanks to the One who “works all things according to the counsel of His will.” |
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