The God of Judeo-Christian-Muslimese-Whatevertarianism is not omnipotent. Your God doesn't plan out everything. He doesn't say, "Today, why don't I strike down the cities of Sodom and Gemorah and OH! Tomorrow, why don't I impreginate some chick and have my son (who is in fact me as part of the Holy Trinity BTW) negate everything I've said and die so a some 100,000 people may join me in Heaven even though I wish for everyone to bask in my love! It will be sublime!" This is quite a naive thought. People might say if I can do it than God it's because God lets it happen and therefore must be part of his divine plan. This is no better than saying, "If it can be done, Allah wills it and it is thusly just. Assholes like this take no responsibility for their actions and acknowlede no responsibility of others. It's ridiculous.
Even though God is seen as being omnipotent by most, God is a changed concept. This is becuase God is a portrayal of the cultures of the societies we live in. God's different motives, ideas, actions, plans, and everything changes and so it's hard to call him omnipotent if he has plans, can't or won't carry them out, then changes plans, still won't or carry them out and just sits on his ass all day smiting infidels. I know what I say isn't very coherent but there is a point and that point is that God is ultimately what we make of him.
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