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God is the One who holds sovereignty over all things and administers all things. He created all that there is, He administers all that there is, He holds sovereignty over all that there is, and He provides for all that there is. This is God's status, and it is His identity. For all things and all that there is, God's true identity is the Creator and the Sovereign of all of creation. Such is the identity possessed by God, and He's unique among all things. Whether among mankind or in the spiritual realm, none of God's creatures can use any means or excuse to impersonate or replace God's identity and status, for there is only One, among all things, who is possessed of this identity, power, authority, and ability to hold sovereignty over creation: our unique God Himself.

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God lives and moves among all things; He can rise to the highest place, above all things. He can humble Himself by becoming human, becoming one among those of flesh and blood, coming face-to-face with people and sharing weal and woe with them, while at the same time, He commands all that there is, deciding the fate of all that there is and in what direction it all moves. Moreover, He guides the fate of all mankind, and steers mankind's direction. A God such as this should be worshiped, submitted to, and known by all living beings. Thus, regardless of which group or type among mankind you belong to, believing in God, following God, fearing God, accepting His sovereignty and His arrangements for your fate is the only choice—the necessary choice—for any person and for any living being.

from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. God Himself, the Unique X