1. The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not! Jeremiah 32:17 – “Ah Lord God! Behold, thou hast made the Heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee”

2. Essential Truths to having a healthy relationship with God: ▪Know God – Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” ▪Love God – Matthew 22:37 – “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

3. Essential Truths to having a healthy relationship with God: ▪Serve God – Joshua 24:15 – “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” ▪Glorify God – I Corinthians 10:31 – “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

4. Romans 11:36 – “For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: To whom be glory forever.” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

5. Everything is from Him Everything is through Him Everything is to Him He alone gets the glory The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

6. Revelation 19:6b – “Alleluia: For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

7. He reigns over all things He reigns in every situation He reigns in the best and worst of times He reigns over friends and enemies He reigns in Heaven and Hell He reigns over those who doubt and deny Him The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

8. Revelation 11:15 – “The Kingdoms of this world are become the Kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever.” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

9. 1.He is absolutely free to do whatever He wants to do. Exodus 3:14 – “I am who I am” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

10. 1.He is absolutely free to do whatever He wants to do. Romans 11:36 – “Everything For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: To whom be glory forever” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

11. 1.He is absolutely free to do whatever He wants to do. 2.He has the right to deal with me in any way He chooses ▪No one has a claim on God Jeremiah 18:6 – “Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

12. 1.He is absolutely free to do whatever He wants to do. 2.He has the right to deal with me in any way He chooses 3.He treats us individually Malachi 3:6 – “For I am the Lord, I change not”

13. The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not! 1.He is absolutely free to do whatever He wants to do. 2.He has the right to deal with me in any way He chooses 3.He treats us individually 4.He interacts with me where I am Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.”

14. 3.He treats us individually 4.He interacts with me where I am 5.God will answer my prayers ▪When God says no it is for our good and His glory The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

15. 3.He treats us individually 4.He interacts with me where I am 5.God will answer my prayers 6.God wants you to put Him first Exodus 20:3 – “You shall have no other gods before me” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

16. 3.He treats us individually 4.He interacts with me where I am 5.God will answer my prayers 6.God wants you to put Him first Isaiah 42:8 – “I am the Lord: That is my name: and my glory will I not give to another” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

17. 3.He treats us individually 4.He interacts with me where I am 5.God will answer my prayers 6.God wants you to put Him first Matthew 6:33 – “Seek ye first the kingdom of God” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

18. 3.He treats us individually 4.He interacts with me where I am 5.God will answer my prayers 6.God wants you to put Him first 7.God doesn’t always meet my expectations Isaiah 55:8 – “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

19. 3.He treats us individually 4.He interacts with me where I am 5.God will answer my prayers 6.God wants you to put Him first 7.God doesn’t always meet my expectations Deuteronomy 29:29 – “The secret things belong to the Lord our God” The Way It Is: He is God and We are Not!

20. What should be the response to this first law? ▪Trust Christ for salvation ▪Exhibit calm confidence in God ▪Be Bold in our witness ▪Stay strong in our prayers ▪Persevere in life’s trials ▪Bring joy to hearts ▪Give us hope for the future