Laws of Nature
By Charles Spurgeon

What is a law of nature? It is nothing but God's ordinary course of doing things. The laws of nature are not iron bars which God cannot break, they are threads which he himself spins, and can snap whenever he wills. Do not talk to me about your so-called laws of nature. God is not shut out of his own world. He who upholds all things by the word of his power is not bound by the order which he himself sustains. What men call laws of nature are merely God's usual ways of acting.

Holy men in olden times felt God to be very near them, and they attributed everything they saw in nature to the direct operation of His hand. They never spoke of laws of nature, but they thought more of the first cause, the foundation and pillar of all existence, and they saw Him at work in His creation.

Hear how the psalmist sings.

You formed the mountains by your power,
having girded yourself with might.
You stilled the roaring of the seas,
the pounding of their waves,
and the tumult of the nations.
You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.
You attend to the earth and water it.
With abundance you enrich it.
The streams of God are full of water,
for you prepare our grain
by providing for the earth.
You soak its furrows and level its ridges.
You soften it with showers
and bless its growth.
You crown the year with your bounty,
and your paths overflow with plenty.

Psalm 65, verses 6 through 11.

From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible presents a living sovereign God who creates, sustains, and governs all things according to His will. What the wicked call laws of nature, Scripture presents as God's ordinary providence.