Providence

Love's Lamentation

Malachi 1:2

… that in addition to God being loving and kind to you in His Providence, He so loved you that He gave His only-begotten Son to die for …

Psalm 106

Psalm 106

… Perhaps they assisted in necromantic rites which were intended to open a correspondence with departed spirits, thus endeavouring to break the seal of God's providence, and burst …

The Vine of Israel

Psalm 80:14

… When we have spoken together of the Providence of God and of faith in the Divine Mercy, we have been much of the same mind. In the late …

Psalm 44

Psalm 44

… The Lord's delight in his people, his peculiar affection, his distinguishing regard—this is the mainspring which moves every wheel of a gracious providence. Israel was a …

Sounding Out the Word of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 1:8

… Gratitude for Sovereign Grace and eternal love should operate upon us mightily. Let the slaves of Law go to their tasks with a lash at their backs—the …

Too Little for the Lamb

Exodus 12:3

… he looks round upon them, he can only wonder how it was that Sovereign Grace should ever have selected one out of such a family as his. He …

High Doctrine

… rich, and sovereign grace. The song never was divided yet, and it never will be. There shall be no selfishness to mar its melody, but every heart shall …

Man'S Weakness—God'S Anointing

2 Samuel 3:39

… For a long time he was an exile from the very country of which he was afterwards to be the sovereign. He was hunted about by the remorseless …

Corn in Egypt

Genesis 42:1

… a picture, a metaphor, an illustration, in the wonders which God performs in providence. It is the duty of the minister always to look for these analogies. Our …

The Mighty Arm

Psalm 89:13

… bless You." So, too, the power of God is to be seen in Providence—in the overruling hand which controls common events. Our sweet singer writes in verse …

The Father and the Son

1 John 1:3

… His Book and by His Spirit, through His ministers and in Creation and Providence. His voice is sounding everywhere and, in order to fellowship with Him you must …

Sweet Comfort for Feeble Saints

Matthew 12:20

… So God, in his providence, has called you to work hard for your daily bread; do it to his glory. “Whatsoever ye do, whether ye eat or drink …

The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit

Acts 10:44

… I said the best providence in all the world was a good strong pair of hands, and to take care of what you got. If any man talked …

Pardon and Justification

Psalm 32:1

… Standing in the present, I see Divine Providence and that is mine. Its various circumstances are working together for the good of all the chosen people of God …

A Command and a Promise

James 4:8

… But on the ground of Divine Love, and pity, and mercy, and free and Sovereign Grace, the sinner may draw near to God though he has nothing to …

A Gross Indignity

Matthew 27:30

… I see strange stories of man in reckless, defiant rebellion against his Divine Sovereign. From that first evil hour until now, what strange monsters of guilt has the …

Christ's Prayer and Plea

Psalm 16:1

… Father, under Your direct government, but You have transferred them to My mediatorial sovereignty, and You have given them up to be Mine in a very special sense …

Providence

Matthew 10:30

… We will now notice, in the minutiae of providence, how punctual providence always is. You will never wonder more at providence, than when you consider how well God …

The Only Door

John 10:9

… flock of His pasture, the sheep of His hand, a people over whom Providence watches, shaping their course amid the tangled maze of life—a people who are …

More Than Conquerors

Romans 8:37

… of Jesus and who are living under its influences, and contending for the sovereignty of the thorn-crowned King! These are they who will endure the same fight …

Return! Return!

Jeremiah 3:12

… See, then, the sermons which Providence itself preached to you if you will not hear what My Prophets say to you in My name." 32. Can a virgin …

Joseph And His Brothers

Genesis 45:3-5

… We wish not to dispute Your sovereignty, nor to interfere with Your absolute dominion. Give Him all the glory! Give Him all the honor. Our spirit bows down …

Tearful Sowing and Joyful Reaping

Psalm 126:6

… He is not one so wrapped up in the thought of Divine Sovereignty as to be absolutely petrified, but one who feels as if he died in the …

Love's Reward

Psalm 91:14

… waywardness you would have continued to this hour if the free, rich, undeserved Sovereign efficacious Grace of God had not interposed! Is your love now set upon God …

Railings

Deuteronomy 22:8

… Some of God's servants are, in His Providence, called to very prosperous conditions in life—and prosperity is filled with dangers. It is hard to carry a …

The Whole Gospel In A Single Verse

1 Timothy 1:15

… enterprises! There is no failure in Creation—there will be no failure in Providence! And when the whole story is ended, there will be no failure in this …

The Third Beatitude

Matthew 5:5

… His motto, is, "God's Providence is my inheritance." He has his ups and his downs, but he blesses the Lord that his God is a God of …

Job's Sure Knowledge

Job 19:25

… Jesus Christ has said, in the words of the Psalmist, "I restored that which I took not away." Bankrupt debtors, through the Lord's Sovereign Grace you are …

Spared!

Ezekiel 9:8

… Let me ask you why? Was it that mercy might yet visit you—that Grace might yet renew your soul? Have you found it so? Has Sovereign Grace …

Jesus Near but Unrecognized

Luke 24:16

… There is no position into which Providence may cast us but what Jesus can sympathize with us. We see Him best under certain characters when we, ourselves, are …

The Personality of the Holy Ghost

John 14:16-17

… what is sometimes meant by “the world”—those whom God in his wondrous sovereignty passed over when he chose his people: the preterite ones; those passed over in …

The Upper Hand

Romans 6:14

… Now, if such is the case, sin can never get dominion over your whole nature, for the sovereignty of all your manhood lies with Him who possesses the …

Daniel's Band

Daniel 10:11

… Behold in this the Sovereign, electing Love of God. Are you not a man greatly beloved? Even if you have come of a godly stock, yet you have …

What Christians Were and Are

Ephesians 2:3

… That is where the whole Gentile world stood! And this is experimentally where you and I stood till Sovereign Grace interposed for our salvation. What knew we about …

Lame Sheep

Hebrews 12:13

… There is no special Providence to shield you from eating the fruit of your own ways. "Be sure your sin will find you out." "Make straight paths for …

The Sparrow and the Swallow

Psalm 84:3

… And when it falls to our lot, through our own sin or neglect, or in the inscrutable wisdom of Divine Sovereignty, to be, for awhile, spiritually in the …

A Word with those who Wait for Signs and Wonders

Luke 11:29

… In the next place, you insult God's Sovereignty. He has a right to give signs or not, as He wills, but you, as it were, say, "You …

The Welcome Visitor

John 11:28-32

… No taskmaster, no slave's master, but such a Master that His absolute Sovereignty inspires you with the sweetest confidence, for He binds you with the bonds of …

Prosperity Under Persecution

Exodus 1:10-12

… turned their strange devices to good account, for the development of his own sovereign purposes. Be has made his enemies work for him, aiding the enterprise they eschewed …

A Comforting Message for the Closing Year

Psalm 37:7

… By, "the rod," is here meant, "the scepter." The wicked shall not permanently rule over the righteous—they may have a temporary dominion and sovereignty but, in due …