God is omnipotent…He does not need help. He allows man to be a part of His plans, not the reverse! His word never returns void.
We live because of His mercy and grace.
omnipotent |ˌämˈnipəd(ə)nt|
adjective
(of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything.
• having ultimate power and influence: an omnipotent sovereign.
noun (the Omnipotent)
God.
The Jewish historian Josephus also provides an account of this display, informing us that in an attempted appeasement of the king the people confessed that he was “more than a mortal.” Herod, instead of rebuking the address of deity, enjoyed the adulation—until he discovered the consequence of such blasphemy. The NKJV Study Bible.
Acts 12:21–24 (NKJV)
21 So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. 22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
38 Then it happened, after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
1 Samuel 25:38
35 And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead.
2 Kings 19:35
19 But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,
Acts 5:19
1Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth.
Psalm 115:1
20 So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.
Acts 19:20
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