Providence

Healing for the Wounded

Psalm 147:3

… Yet, oh! child of suffering, be thou patient, God has not passed thee over in his providence. Feeder of sparrows, he will also furnish you with what you …

Their Desired Haven

Psalm 107:30

… Do you feel as if Providence were blowing in your teeth? And are temptations setting in very strong? And does the recollection of your past sin come blowing …

The Centurion—Or An Exhortation To The Virtuous

Luke 7:4-9

… as have been brought up in a godly manner—those who through the Providence of God and the checks of education have been kept from the grosser vices …

Evening, February 12

Jn 14:16

… Is his presence recognized as it ought to be? We cannot control his working; he is most sovereign in all his operations, but are we sufficiently anxious to …

Evening, May 4

1Pe 1:23

… Surely he ought to carry himself, in all his dealings, as one who is not of the multitude, but chosen out of the world, distinguished by sovereign grace …

Evening, September 24

Song 5:2

… When our renewed heart struggles against our natural heaviness, we should be grateful to sovereign grace for keeping a little vitality within the body of this death. Jesus …

Morning, April 14

Ps 22:7

… adore as once they did unanimously reject. “Thy creatures wrong thee, O thou sovereign Good! Thou art not loved, because not understood : This grieves me most, that vain …

Evening, December 16

Is 48:8

… pleased to deal with us in a way of mercy! Admire the marvellous sovereign grace which could have chosen us in the sight of all this! Wonder at …

Morning, November 15

De 32:9

Morning, November 15 Go To Evening Reading “The Lord’s portion is his people.” Deuteronomy 32:9 How are they his? By his own sovereign choice . He chose …

Evening, June 14

Da 9:8

… us to the place of inextinguishable fire if it were not for the sovereign mercy which has made us to differ, snatching us like brands from the burning …

Evening, July 29

Jn 6:37

… whereas he was once rebellious, he yields cheerfully to his government, subdued by sovereign love. But how shall those be known whom God hath chosen? By this result …

Evening, January 28

Lu 2:20

… If you have seen Jesus with the God-giving sight of faith, suffer no cobwebs to linger among the harp strings, but loud to the praise of sovereign …

Evening, March 29

Song 5:6

… because they were unaccepted, but because it so pleased him who is a Sovereign, and who gives according to his own pleasure. If it pleases him to bid …

Evening, March 11

Is 62:12

… beyond degree! We can find no reason for it but God’s own sovereign love, and can only lift up our heart in wonder, and praise the Lord …

Morning, August 8

Is 59:5

… They lay their own foundation, and hew out the pillars of their own house, disdaining to be debtors to the sovereign grace of God. But a spider’s …

Psalm 45

Psalm 45

… What qualifications for a sovereign! what grounds of confidence for a people! The whole of our Lord's life on earth proved the truth of these words; his …

Christ Before Annas

John 18:12

… And, today, the sublime and majestic Truths of God which cluster around the Sovereignty of God are as much to be proclaimed as the softer, most tender and …

Morning, August 17

Ps 52:8

… fire he would have richly merited the doom, and if delivered from wrath, sovereign love alone has found a cause, for there was none in the sinner himself …

Our Lord's Voluntary Poverty

2 Corinthians 8:9

… of Providence that made Him so. He did not become bankrupt. He was not a King expelled from His dominions. He was not a fallen Sovereign to whom …

Going Home—A Christmas Sermon

Mark 5:19

… It never can demand that I should abstain from weeping when my friend is dead. “Jesus wept.” It cannot deny me the privilege of a smile, when providence …

Evening, May 16

2Ki 3:16-17

… The Lord has his own sovereign modes of action: he is not tied to manner and time as we are, but doeth as he pleases among the sons …

The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace

John 6:37

… You who love to hear the Gospel preached to sinners do not be afraid of the doctrines of Sovereign Grace! And you who love Sovereign Grace but cannot …

Seeking Christ

… Bethink thee, also, how utterly unworthy thou art of the mercy; therefore be not loath to humble thyself, or patiently to abide the sovereign will of Jehovah. Proud …

Stand Fast

Colossians 1:23

… And what is the ground of that hope? The ground of that hope is, first, the rich, free, Sovereign Grace of God because He has said, "I will …

The Heavan of Heavan

Revelation 22:4

… thoughts darted forward towards His dear ones whom He had chosen in the sovereignty of His choice, that they should be His forever! What a subject for delightful …

'He Blessed Him There'

Genesis 32:29

… are through God's election, Who in Jesus Christ believe By eternal destination, Sovereign Grace we here receive! Lord, Your mercy Does both Grace and glory give." I …

'The Garment of Praise'

Isaiah 61:3

… things as to the present life are supplied me by the God of Providence and Grace—and the future is guaranteed to me by the Covenant ordered in …

The Queen of Sheba

Matthew 12:42

… Know you not that Christ is Lord paramount over Providence? Nothing occurs without Jehovah-Jesus' purpose, decree, or permission! The very hairs of your head are all numbered …

The Need of Decision for the Truth

… He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the Master of providence, and the Lord of grace: let His name be blessed for ever and ever! We will …

Pardon for the Greatest Guilt

2 Chronicles 33:2

… He would have us, again and again, dwell upon such wonders of Sovereign Grace as Manasseh presents to us. Dear Friends, you have, here, the history of a …

Paul's Parenthesis

1 Corinthians 15:10

… I attribute this great change entirely to the goodwill, the Sovereign benignity, the undeserved favor of the ever-blessed God." Now, my dear Hearers, let me put this …

The Only Road

John 14:6

… There is a charm to them about the mystery of Sovereignty and Election, and they must begin with that. Little children, why must you first eat strong meat …

Guests for the Royal Feast

Matthew 22:8-10

… I now unveil another method which shall assuredly display my grace and sovereign favor. I will bring in whomever I will to eat bread at this wedding! I …

Spiritual Peace

John 14:27

… and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.” “All things work together for good to them that love God.” Providence that was once estranged …

The Fruitless Vine

Ezekiel 15:1-2

… distresses, they gradually came to imagine that they were the favorite children of Providence, and that God could by no means ever cast them away. God, therefore, in …

Confession and Absolution

Luke 18:13

… We have seen fellows very dare-devils before they were touched by sovereign grace, who have become afterwards, the most trembling and conscientious men with the tenderest conscience …

A Prayer for Everybody

Matthew 15:25

… Blessed be that Sovereign Grace of God! But that word, "help," meant just this—"Lord, will You do all that is needed? I am in a dreadful fix …

The Sad Plight and Sure Relief

Romans 5:6

… Our own conscience vouched for it, as well as the record of God's Providence. We could not make apologies, for we sinned willfully, sinned against light and …

Faintness and Refreshing

1 Kings 19:8

… we ask anything contrary to His will, or to the decrees of His Providence—if we ask merely for the gratification of our own ease and without an …

A Summons To Battle

2 Samuel 11:1

… servant of God and Faith's discerning eyes can see the God of Providence moving Heaven and earth to help His Church, if His Church will but arise …