more on the video

My other quirk with the Roots to Fruit video is that we didn't adequately explain why it is a GOOD thing that God is so sovereign. It states that he is without a doubt sovereign, but as to why this is something desirable, I feel like we left to the imagination. A belligerent unbeliever could accuse us of masochism, or dependence, or ignorance. 

I tried resolving that issue a little bit in my blog post today at Women by Design with this paragraph:

We read on Sunday from Jeremiah 18 that God does not just reserve the right to intervene when he chooses, but that he is in total and complete control over all creation at all times. He is good and glorious, and the reverence that we owe him is not what an mere earthly tyrant demands. If we were not so blinded by sin and depraved in heart, mankind would find him irresistibly delightful. It is for our good that he reveals himself to us as Sovereign Lord.

 The only reason that we would find God's sovereignty distasteful is because we do not see him as he is. If I could add anything to the video, it would be something proclaiming the glorious beauty of God, not just his sovereignty, not just his power. If he were evil yet sovereign, it would be right to hate him. His sovereignty is one of the reasons we worship him, but not the only one. But his righteousness is unparalleled. If we hate him, it is because we love the darkness. If we resent him, it is because we would have ourselves be the grand and glorious center of the universe. Our vision is blinded.

I would add a disclaimer for people who do not love him--what we are saying may not make sense to you, but that does not change his goodness, mercy, righteousness, and compassion. We do not blindly lean on a crutch or give ourselves up to determinism. We love him only because he first loved us. His sovereignty makes his mercy all the greater, and his mercy makes his sovereignty good to the taste.