Who is God?

"To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen." -1 Peter 5.11

Throughout these verses and themes one thing has been consistent, God. The flock we are called to lead belongs to God, and it is His will for us to lead. We are given grace from God when we live in humility, and as we submit to His might we are exalted by Him. It is God who empowers us to fight the enemy, and God who gives us grace to overcome hardships. Through every aspect of leading, living, fighting, and enduring, God is at the center.

To Him, God who is at the center of everything, to Him be dominion. The word is kratos, it carries the idea of might, strength, power, and literally dominion. Because of this I had to go my English dictionary, where dominion is defined, "supreme authority". To God be supreme authority for eternity and eternity; from an unbroken age to an unbroken age. To God alone be power and might forever.

No matter who we are, the youngest newborn to the ruler of the Free World, God has authority over each of us. He is the creator of everything, Genesis 1 tells us He spoke the universe into existence. He is the owner of everything, Psalm 50.10 says, "For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.", and again 1 Peter 5 tells us that people are His. God created everything, therefore everything belongs to Him. He is the supreme authority.

As supreme authority God sets the standards. He is perfect in holiness and righteousness; His very nature defines them. God is incapable of sin, and flawless in love, which again, is part of His very nature (1 John 4.8). Who else is worthy of authority? Who else would you want in authority? That is who God is, and it is to Him that we ascribe, or rather acknowledge, absolute power.

Let us view God with the proper perspective. He is not "The Big Guy" or "The Man Upstairs", who are we to attribute such casual titles to Him? To begin to live as God has called us to live, we must begin by seeing God for who He is. God is God, the creator and redeemer of His fallen creation. He is love, He is the standard of perfection, and He desires to intimately know each one of us. God is loving daddy, protective warrior, righteous judge, patient teacher, and heroic rescuer (and those are only the adjectives and nouns that are coming to my mind right now, He is infinite and even if I could write constantly I couldn't capture Him fully).

God is above all, to it is to Him that we owe our worship, allegiance, service, and love.


Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11

TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!