Jesus is the Sovereign King of the Universe

Mark 12:9-12 ⁹ “What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. ¹⁰ Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture:

“‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; ¹¹ the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

¹² Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.

Jesus tells them what the vineyard owner (God) will do. Because no one can dethrone God. We didn’t put Him there and we can’t pull Him off. The verse He quotes is from Psalm 118:22-23 ²² The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;  ²³ the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

Every believer’s foundation is Christ. Religions and people who try to take his place will be judged. Here are just a few verses showing God’s sovereignty:

Job 42:1-2 Then Job replied to the Lord. ² “I know that you can do all things;  no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

Psalm 33:11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

Psalm 103:19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

Psalm 115:13 he will bless those who fear the Lord—small and great alike.

Psalm 135:6 The Lord does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth,
in the seas and all their depths.

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

Daniel 4:34-35 ³⁴ At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.
His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. ³⁵ All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing.  He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?”

The Lord Jesus Christ is the Sovereign King of the universe.