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“The LORD Has It Under Control: A Biblical Defense of God’s Absolute Sovereignty”
Find Unshakable Peace in the Truth That God Rules Over All Things—Including Your Life
This 650-page deep dive into Scripture proves:
God doesn’t just know what will happen—He ordains it.
What You’ll Discover:
- The Bible’s Overwhelming Testimony
- From Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21, Scripture declares God’s total control
- Not a single event happens outside His sovereign will
- Why “free will” doesn’t limit God’s rule
- Real-Life Applications
- The author’s personal stories of God’s providence in suffering
- How to say with confidence: “The LORD has it under control”—even when life hurts
- Why coincidences don’t exist for the Christian
- Three Views on Sovereignty Examined
- Calvinism (Reformed Theology) – God controls all things, including human choices
- Arminianism – God permits free will but doesn’t override it
- Pelagianism/Process Theology – God is limited by human decisions
- Scripture settles the debate—no room for ambiguity
- Hard Questions Answered
- If God is sovereign, why does evil exist?
- Does prayer change God’s plan?
- How can we be responsible if God ordains our actions?
Why This Book Is Different:
✔ Not Just Theology—Personal Testimony
- The author shares how God’s sovereignty shaped his own struggles
✔ Verse-by-Verse Walkthrough
- Not cherry-picked proof texts—the full biblical narrative
✔ Balanced & Pastoral
- Firm on truth but gentle with strugglers
“Most books on sovereignty are academic. This one is for the hurting soul who needs to know God really is in control.”
Perfect For:
- Christians in trials who need assurance
- Reformed believers strengthening their understanding
- Arminians & skeptics willing to examine Scripture
- Anyone tired of shallow “God has a plan” clichés
Warning: This book will—
- Destroy the illusion of chance
- Comfort you in suffering with more than platitudes
- Equip you to trust God’s control—no matter what
“But our God [is] in the heaven above; He did in the heavens and in the earth, all, as many [things] as He desired” (Psalm 115:3).
Available In:
- Sturdy hardback
- Paperback (650 pages, lay-flat binding)
- eBook (Fully searchable, budget-friendly)
This book is for the person struggling in life and for the person struggling with how God sovereignly works in people’s lives. It goes through the Bible more or less in order. Along the way, I relate examples of how I believe the sovereignty of God has been operating in my life, in hopes that my experiences will help the reader to apply the principles to your life. It also addresses the question of the relationship of God’s sovereignty to the human will or volition. It is now available in a variety of hardcopy and eBook formats.
Available Formats
Amazon:
Kindle Reading Device eBook: 0.98 MB. $3.99. Order and download from Amazon.
Paperback: 660 pages (6" x 9" pages). $19.95. Order from the publisher via their website: Amazon.
Lulu Publishing:
Acrobat Reader® eBook: 614 pages. 10,230 KB. $4.50. Purchase and download from the publisher via their Web site: Lulu Publishing.
EPUB for Adobe Digital Editions Format – $4.95. Order and download from Lulu Publishing.
Paperback: 660 pages (6" x 9" pages). $20.75. Order from the publisher via their Web site: Lulu Publishing.
Hardback: 660 pages (6" x 9" pages). $28.50. Order from the publisher via their Web site: Lulu Publishing.
Notes:
Different formats and publishers might have different covers, but the content is the same in all of them.
Please ignore the “Proposed Book” appendix. I abandoned that books plan. Also ignore the PO Box at the end of the book. I no longer have that address.
The links to Amazon are advertising links, for which I receive a commission in addition to my royalty if a product is purchased after following the link.
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Preface
I became a Christian in
the mid–1980s in my mid–20s. At that time I was having many personal problems.
When I began studying the Bible, one thing that really struck me was how
emphatic the Bible is about the sovereignty of God. Throughout the historical
portions of the Bible are many instances of the LORD working in people’s lives.
Either the Bible specifically says God does something or situations happen that
simply cannot be explained by mere co–incidence or chance. Then in the didactic
portions of Scripture, the sovereignty of God is directly asserted in many
different ways.
Looking at my life back in my 20s and much more so now in my 50s, I can definitely see the hand of God working throughout my life. And whenever yet another thing goes wrong in my life, I will say to myself, “The LORD has it under control.” I can then rest in confidence knowing that what is happening to me is not due to mere chance but is under the sovereignty of God and that somehow He will work things out for good.
The reason I can be so confident the LORD has it under control is because of the Bible’s unequivocal teaching about the absolute sovereignty of God. In this book I will present this Biblical evidence, so the reader can have the same confidence that the LORD has it under control in your life as well.
As such, this book is for the person struggling in life and for the person struggling with how God sovereignly works in people’s lives. It goes through the Bible more or less in order, from the first verse of Genesis to the last verse of The Revelation. It discusses both general principles and specific issues. Along the way, I relate examples of how I believe the sovereignty of God has been operating in my life, in hopes my experiences will help the reader apply the principles to your life. This book also addresses the question of the relationship of God’s sovereignty to the human will or volition.
Along the way, I occasionally give “side notes.” These are interesting aspects of a Bible passage that are not related to the sovereignty of God but which I just cannot resist pointing out.
Final Note:
This book took me about six months to write and publish. Given that it is the longest book I have ever written, that is rather quick, and I believe it shows God’s enabling as I wrote this book. To Him be the glory. May He bless those who read this book.
The above Book Preview was posted on this site April 5, 2015.
It was last updated June 19, 2025.
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