The sovereignty of God – Thomas Brooks

The sovereignty of God is that golden scepter in His hand which He will make all bow to, either . . .
by His word or by His works,
by His mercies or by His judgments.

This scepter must be kissed and submitted to, or else fire and sword, desolation and destruction, will certainly follow.

Many times judgments work where mercies do not win. The world is so intractable, that God’s frowns will do more with them than God’s smiles.

The the power, justice, and sovereignty of God shines most gloriously in the execution of His judgments upon the world.

God’s greatest severity is to prevent utter ruin and misery!

There is a knowledge of God by His works as well as by His word; and by His judgments as well as by His mercies. In His dreadful judgments everyone may run and read
His power,
His justice,
His anger,
His severity and indignation against sin and sinners.

It is the highway to atheism and profaneness, to imagine to ourselves, a God made up all of mercy, to think that God cannot be angry and wrathful with sinful men.