The Casting of Dice by Charles
Simeon Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean
unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge
him, and he shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3, 5-6 We know
that God causes all things to work together for good to those
who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8, 28 Our trust in God must be universal, that is, in
all things. In all our ways we must acknowledge
Him, not only in those ways which seem to be of greater importance,
but in all things without exception. It is not in the rise and fall
of empires alone that God's hand is to be viewed, but in the falling
of a sparrow, or in any event equally trivial. We are apt to
consider some things as important and others as unimportant, but
the truth is that in God's sight nothing is important, except
as it may advance His glory, nor is there anything unimportant
as it relates to us. Many things which in their effects
and consequences have been of the greatest imaginable importance
may in their origin be traced to the slightest possible fluke,
If we look into the book of Esther, we shall see this observation
confirmed in its utmost extent. Nor is God to be acknowledged
only in those events which would be deemed small, but in those
also which are, as we call them, accidental. The casting of dice
appears to depend totally on chance, but the Lord determines
how they fall. Proverbs chapter 16 verse 33
are not two sparrows sold for a penny, yet not one of them
will fall to the ground, apart from the will of your Father,
and even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Matthew
chapter 10 verses 29 to 30 In everything, therefore, whether
great or small, painful or pleasant, planned or incidental, God must
be acknowledged as having sent it, if past, and as having the
entire disposal of it, if future. In his heart a man plans his
course, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16.9 Many are the plans in a man's
heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19.21
A man's steps are directed by the Lord. Proverbs 20.24