Power and Authority (Part 2)

Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You, who shows lovingkindness to thousands, but repays the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their children after them, O great and mighty God. The Lord of hosts is His name; great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds; who has set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and even to this day both in Israel and among mankind; and You have made a name for Yourself, as at this day
Jer 32:17-20

Building on yesterday's theme: God is all powerful. He has made everything. There is nothing that is beyond His power or out of His control. I find it interesting that this passage include mention of His lovingkindness and of the fact that he repays iniquity of the parents to children. I've always struggled to understand this, but I believe it's very real. Children suffer because of the iniquity of their parents. It can be simply the result of their parents' wrong choice, but many times, it's more than that. They can be spiritually oppressed. It's only by the power of God that we can be freed from that. God's power is great enough to free us from those chains.

Lord, I thank You for Your great power. Thank You for your loving kindness. Thank You that Your power can free us from the bonds of iniquity.