Jerry Bridges Quotes About Sovereignty

Quotes about: Sovereignty

• God's sovereignty does not negate our responsibility to pray, but rather makes it possible for us to pray with confidence.

  Jerry Bridges

  Responsibility, Doe, Praying

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.111, NavPress

• Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our prayers would become nothing more than wishes. But while God's sovereignty, along with his wisdom and love, is the foundation of our trust in Him, prayer is the expression of that trust.

  Jerry Bridges

  Prayer, Love Is, Expression

  Jerry Bridges (2014). “Holiness Day by Day: Transformational Thoughts for Your Spiritual Journey”, p.105, Tyndale House

• This is the essence of God's sovereignty; His absolute independence to do as He pleases and His absolute control over the actions of all His creatures. No creature, person, or empire can either thwart His will or act outside the bounds of His will.

  Jerry Bridges

  Essence, Independence, Empires

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.33, NavPress

• God in His love always wills what is best for us. In His wisdom He always knows what is best, and in His sovereignty He has the power to bring it about.

  Jerry Bridges

  His Love, Sovereignty, Love Always

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.234, NavPress

• It is just as important to trust God as it is to obey Him. When we disobey God we defy His authority and despise His holiness. But when we fail to trust God we doubt His sovereignty and question His goodness.

  Jerry Bridges

  Doubt, Important, Holiness

  Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.15, NavPress

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