LESSON NOTE FOR CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES SS TWO
FIRST TERM
WEEK ONE:
TOPIC: THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
MEANING OF SOVEREIGNTY:
Sovereignty refers to a state of being supreme or having supreme authority over all things and without influence from other forces, persons or factors. It is also a state of having liberty to decide one’s thought and actions. God is the Supreme being. He is not under any obligation to anyone. He decides what is and is to be and cannot be influenced or controlled by any person.
GOD THE CREATOR: Genesis 1 and 2, Psalms 19:1-6, Isaiah 45:10-12, Daniel 4:4-37.
According to the creation story in Genesis 1, the Bible records that the earth was without form and void and the Spirit of the Lord moves upon the face of the deep. It was at that point God began creation by the power of His words. In Genesis 1:26, God declared that “let us make man in our own image.”
This reveals that:
1. God is the initiator of all things.
2. God is all powerful
3. God is the force that binds everything together.
4. God is the originator of all things
Psalms 19:1-6
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
The Bible declares that everything in heaven and on earth speaks of God’s glory and everything He has made. The implication of this is that everything owes its existence to the power and authority of God.
In Isaiah 45:10-12, the Bible declares that no one can question God’s authority in an analogy saying that it is a curse for a child to question his parents or his existence. God established that no one can command Him or influence His decisions. In Isaiah 45:12 God said, ‘I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.’
This reveals that God is unquestionable
Also in Daniel 4:4-37, the Bible records the story of King Nebuchadnezzar who saw himself as the greatest. In his words even though he had been shown in the dream what would happen to him, he saw himself as the greatest when he said as he looked out across the city, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’ Instantly he was turned into a beast until he acknowledged the Supremacy and sovereignty of the Lord. In recognition of the sovereignty of God, Nebuchadnezzar declared in Daniel 4:34-35 that;
“After this time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven. My sanity returned, and I praised and worshiped the Most High and honored the one who lives forever. His rule is everlasting, and his kingdom is eternal.
All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases among the angels of heaven and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, ‘What do you mean by doing these things?’
The implication here is that God does not share his glory, supremacy and sovereignty with anyone. He humbles the proud heart and promotes anyone as He pleases.
Unprecedented 