Providence

The Blind Beggar of the Temple and His Wonderful Cure

John 9:5

… sought Him not? He comes all of a sudden to them in the Sovereignty of His infinite compassion and, before they have begun to pray for the blessing …

A Prince and a Savior

Acts 5:31

… Ask humbly, therefore, not daring to claim anything, but appealing to His Sovereign Grace. Say— "O save a guilty sinner, Lord, Whose hope still hovering round Your Word …

Prayer 15 — The Peace of God

… Be gracious to the Sovereign and Royal family, and to all that are in authority over us. May peace and order be maintained and let not the peace …

A Leap Year Sermon

1 Corinthians 15:8

… Tennant's ministry, was that daycalled by Sovereign Grace as "one born out of due time," for he was led to see that there was a spiritual and …

The Shame and Spitting

Isaiah 50:6

… I judge Thee either to be unwise or unkind.” Every act of sin does despite to the sovereignty of God: it denies Him to be supreme and refuses …

Fear Not

Revelation 1:17

… He is a God of Sovereignty and He uses whom He wills and if He blesses you, give Him the glory of it—and do not let the …

Defiled and Defiling

Haggai 2:13

… Oh, but," says a third, "you say that salvation is all of the Sovereignty of God, therefore I cannot do anything in the matter." I know you, Sir …

A Loving Entreaty

Isaiah 43:26

… First, remind the Lord of that glorious act of amnesty and oblivion which, in Sovereign Grace, He has proclaimed to the sons of men in the preceding verse …

A Portrait No Artist Can Paint

Revelation 1:16

… With the same intention, I have preached Divine Sovereignty and the Election of Grace—and I have seen many won to Christ by those stern Truths of God …

Where True Prayer is Found

2 Samuel 7:27

… David recognizes the freeness and Sovereignty of the Grace and seems to say, "Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. If You have loved …

Other Sheep and One Flock

John 10:16

… said, "but I have chosen you"—there is a people upon whom His sovereignty has fixed its loving choice from before the foundation of the world! And of …

The Bond of the Covenant

Ezekiel 20:34-38

… But there is another and a better Covenant, which is not a Covenant of Works at all, but of free, rich, Sovereign Grace. It was made of old …

Brought Out to Be Brought In

Deuteronomy 6:23

… What is most needed just now is that we, ourselves, and those about us become really conscious of the greatness and Sovereignty of God—and yield ourselves to …

Question 11: What are God's works of providence?

Ps 145:17; Isa 28:29; Heb 1:3; Ps 103:19; Mt 10:29

… What are God's works of providence? A God's works of providence are his most holy, # Ps 145:17 wise, # Isa 28:29 and powerful, # Heb 1 …

Christ's Pastoral Prayer for His People

John 17:9

… At first, the Father's love in election was Sovereign and self-contained, but now, today, since He has given us over to Christ, He takes a greater …

Work

John 9:4

… agency? Here was a noble opportunity for interpreting all the marvels of Divine Sovereignty and natural suffering! Why did He not at once open all this up to …

More and More, or Less and Less

Matthew 13:12

… up and away, for His jealousy will not endure a rival and His sovereignty will not tolerate a consort. Take care, then, how you hear the Gospel! Hear …

Jesus Calling

Matthew 11:28

… for so it seemed good in Your sight. "Jesus answered"—Sovereign Grace is the answer to abounding guilt. With rejoicing spirit Jesus sees how Sovereign Grace meets the …

Prayer 24 — "Deliver Us from Evil"

… Bless our country, let every mercy rest upon the Sovereign. Send peace to disquieted districts. Give wisdom to our senators in the making and in the seeing to …

Prayer 17 — To Be Like Christ

… God bless the Sovereign with every mercy and let all that are in authority share the divine favor. Bless other countries, too, for whom we do most earnestly …

Reminiscences as a Village Pastor

… I have been east upon the Providence of God ever since I left my father’s house, and in all cases He has been my Shepherd, and I …

Future Punishment A Fearful Thing

Hebrews 10:31

… face of the earth with the exception of eight souls, whom in His sovereignty He saved in the ark. Can you picture to yourself the horrors of that …

Israel at the Red Sea

Psalm 106:9

… The first help they had was Providence . Providence put the Red Sea there, and piled the rocks on either hand, while providence represented by the fiery cloudy pillar …

Resurrection—Christ The First Fruits

1 Corinthians 15:20

… Moreover, Christ's sovereignty also depends upon His resurrection for Scripture affirms—"To this end Christ both died and rose and revived, that He might be Lord, both …

Prayer 10 — The Music of Praise

… Bless the Sovereign. Remember all those that lead our legislature. Be gracious unto all ranks and conditions of men. Have mercy upon all that are poor and needy …

Ten Wrong Kinds of Hearers

Isaiah 58:1

… through the discourse? How could it? Only by a wonderful act of the sovereignty of Divine Grace could they expect to get a blessing. VIII. There is a …

Prayer 14 — "Bless The Lord, O My Soul!"

… confess that we are evil, evil in our original, and though renewed by sovereign grace, Thy people cannot speak of being clean, rid of sin. There is sin …

Intelligent Obedience

1 Chronicles 28:8

… But what do you mean by Providence? Is it the current of the wind, the drifting of the tides, the aspect of the clouds, or the fortuitous coincidences …

Comfort To Seekers From What The Lord Has Not Said

Isaiah 45:19

… Tell Him you are a wretch undone without His Sovereign Grace. Tell Him you have no hope in yourself. Tell Him you have no merits! Tell Him you …

Prayer 13 — The Wings of Prayer

… Hear us as we pray for all countries, and then for all sorts of men, from the Sovereign on the throne to the peasant in the cottage. Let …

The Good Shepherd

Psalm 23:1

… Have we ever been brought to feel that in matters of Providence, as well as in things of Grace, we are truly and entirely foolish? I think no …

Chastisement

Hebrews 12:5

… It is always a providence when it is a good thing. But why is it not a providence when it does not happen to be just as we …

The Hairs of Your Head Numbered

Matthew 10:30

… They appear to believe that there is a Providence overruling but they seem to have forgotten that there always was such a Providence and that Providence must be …

Psalm 49

Psalm 49

… The best antidote against it is Angelica and providence, and the best cordial is aurum potabile. Gold taking fasting is an approved sovereign. Debts are ill humours, and …

Heaven and Hell

Matthew 8:11-12

… up; but the vast host of mankind are yet within the reach of sovereign mercy—“and many of them shall come from the east and from the west …

Prayer 25 — The Washing of Water By The Word

… God bless the Sovereign with every mercy and blessing. Grant that there may be in Thine infinite wisdom a change in the state of trade and commerce, that …

Prayer 20 — The Great Sacrifice

… And now hear us as we pray for the Sovereign and all in authority, and ask Thy blessing to rest upon this land, and let Thy blessing extend …

A Song and a Solace

Job 10:12

… It has been well said, "He that watches Providence shall never be without a Providence to watch." I am sure it is so. You who have had your …

Infallibility—Where To Find It and How To Use It

Matthew 4:4

… You cannot be in a condition which the Word of God has not provided for! It has as many faces and eyes as Providence itself. You will find …

Prayer 4 — The All-Prevailing Plea

… gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity. 'Tis Thy rich, free, sovereign, distinguishing grace which has brought us up out of the miry clay and set …