chance, accident, luck, or divine
providence. Charles Spurgeon, God's providence
not only extends to mankind in general, and to the beasts of
the field, and the birds of the air, and the innumerable fish
in the sea, but also to every atom of matter in the universe. Don Fortner, Divine Providence
is the accomplishment in time of God's sovereign and eternal
decree. Providence is God bringing to
pass in time, sovereignly, absolutely, and perfectly, all that he purposed
in eternity. Nothing in the universe happens
by luck, chance, fortune, accident, or by blind fate. Everything
that comes to pass in time was purposed by our God in eternity
and is brought to pass by His wise, adorable, holy Providence. Providence is God's government
of His universe. If we have a proper view of God's
providence, we will see the hand of God and the heart of God in
everything, in all the experiences of our lives. Believers ascribe
their sorrows and afflictions to the hand of their Heavenly
Father's wise and good providence. God's providence is always executed
in the wisest manner possible. We are often unable to see and
understand the reasons and causes for specific events in our lives,
in the lives of others, or in the happenings of the world.
But our lack of understanding does not prevent us from believing
God. We bow to His will, which is
evident in His works of providence, and say, O the depth of the riches
both of the wisdom and knowledge of God, How unsearchable are
His judgments and His ways past finding out! The God of Providence
rules all things well. How we ought to trust Him! Ever
remember, our Heavenly Father is God all-wise, good, and omnipotent. He is too wise to err, too good
to do wrong, and too strong to fail. In his wisdom and power,
God cares for, preserves and sustains and upholds, rules and
directs, and governs all creatures, all actions, and all things,
from the largest star in the galaxy to the smallest sparrow
in a tree, for his own glory and the good of his redeemed
people. Charles Spurgeon, blessed is
that man who is done with chance, who never speaks of luck, but
believes that from the least, even to the greatest, all things
are ordained by the Lord. We dare not leave out the least
event. The creeping of an aphid upon a rosebud is as surely arranged
by the decree of providence as the march of a pestilence through
a nation. Believe this, for if the least
thing is omitted from the supreme government, so may the next be,
and the next, until nothing is left in the divine hands. J. C. Ryle There is no such thing
as chance, luck or accident in the Christian journey through
this world. All is arranged and appointed by God, and all things
are working together for the believer's good. Matthew Henry, God who feeds
the sparrows, will not starve his saints. God controls all
the concerns of his people, even of those that are most insignificant
and least regarded. This is an encouragement to live
in a continual dependence upon God's providential care. If God
numbers our hairs, much more does he number our heads. He
takes care of our lives, our needs, our concerns, and our
souls. God's universal providence extends
itself to all creatures, and to all their actions, even the
smallest and most insignificant. Charles Spurgeon, Providence
may be seen as the finger of God, not merely in those events
which shake nations and are duly emblazoned on the page of history,
but in little incidents of common life. Yes, in the motion of a
grain of dust, the trembling of a dewdrop, the flight of a
swallow, or the movement of a fish. Charles Spurgeon, we talk of
God's providence when we have hairbreadth escapes. But are
they not quite as much divine providences when we are preserved
from danger? Charles Spurgeon, it is most
important for us to learn that the smallest trifles are as much
arranged by the God of providence as the most momentous events.
He who counts the stars has also numbered the hairs of our heads.
Our lives and deaths are predestined, but so, also, are our sitting
down and our rising up. Birkhoff, Scripture Everywhere
teaches that even the most insignificant details of life are of divine
ordering. Charles Spurgeon, The Best Remedy
for Affliction, is sweet submission to God's providence. What can't
be cured must be endured. J.C. Ryle, if God has given his
son to die for us, let us beware of doubting his kindness and
love in any painful providence of our daily life. Charles Spurgeon, Divine Providence
is a downy pillow for an aching head and a blessed scarf for
the sharpest pain. He who can feel that his times
are in the hand of God need not tremble at anything that is in
the hand of man.