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  WHAT OUGHT TO BE OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD?
  by A.W. Pink
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Summary: A.W. Pink emphasizes the importance of recognizing God's
sovereignty as the basis of true worship and the key to a right attitude
toward God.

Topics: "God's Sovereignty", "Worship"
Scripture References: Isaiah 6:2

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A.W. Pink emphasizes that true worship stems from recognizing God's
sovereignty, which reflects His greatness and goodness. He explains that
God's sovereignty is not tyrannical but is exercised with infinite
wisdom and righteousness, leading to a proper attitude of godly fear,
implicit obedience, and submission. Understanding that God's will is
ultimately good transforms fear into joy, prompting believers to worship
and bow before Him. Pink encourages believers to acknowledge God as
their Father, fostering a heart of adoration and acceptance of His
divine will. The essence of our attitude should be one of reverence and
trust in God's perfect plan.

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It has been well said that "true worship is based upon recognized
greatness, and greatness is superlatively seen in Sovereignty, and at no
other footstool will men really worship." In the presence of the Divine
King upon His throne even the seraphim 'veil their faces.' Divine
sovereignty is not the sovereignty of a tyrannical Despot, but the
exercised pleasure of One who is infinitely wise and good! Because God
is infinitely wise He cannot err, and because He is infinitely righteous
He will not do wrong. Here then is the preciousness of this truth. The
mere fact itself that God's will is irresistible and irreversible fills
me with fear, but once I realize that God wills only that which is good.

My heart is made to rejoice.

Here then is the final answer to the question (concerning our attitude
toward God's sovereignty)--What ought to be our attitude toward the
sovereignty of God? The becoming attitude for us to take is that of
godly fear, implicit obedience, and unreserved resignation and
submission. But not only so: the recognition of the sovereignty of God,
and the realization that the Sovereign Himself is my Father, ought to
overwhelm the heart and cause me to bow before Him in adoring worship.
At all times I must say, "Even so, Father, for so it seemeth good in Thy
sight."

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-pink/what-ought-to-be-our-attitude-toward-the-sovereignty-of-god/
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