Providence

A New Year's Wish

Philippians 4:19

… It needs a Milton to sing, as he sang in Paradise Lost, the riches of the creating God! The riches of God in Providence are equally without bound …

God's Innumerable Mercies

Psalm 71:15

… And then the Psalmist calls the dispensations of God's Providence by the name of salvation. And this term is also the right one, for everything that He …

Meeting Of Our Own Church

… If they went to Bristol, God had been teaching them there that faith in, and prayer to a God of Providence, were all but Omnipotent, and in connection …

Temptations On The Pinnacle

Matthew 4:5-7

… If Providence permits the devil to set me upon a pinnacle, even then God will help me. But if I throw myself down and go in the very …

Sweet Peace For Tried Believers

John 16:33

… Some of the comforts allotted to you in Providence will be questionable in their effect upon you, by reason of your sinfulness and weakness. But the cross which …

The Church—the World's Hope

Acts 27:24

… company which we would not choose for its own sake, but into which Providence puts us that we may do good. Moreover, is not this the reason why …

The Great Miracle Worker

John 11:47

… Many persons dispute with God concerning His Providence, both on the larger and on the smaller scale. They think that they could govern nations much better than God …

All Things Are Ready, Come

Luke 14:17

… Take another event in Providence, such as the going down of Israel into Egypt. God had determined that Jacob and his seed should sojourn, awhile, in the land …

Joseph's Bones

Hebrews 11:22

… In the Providence of God he was called upon to accept the honors and riches of a most dignified office, but still he would not be an Egyptian …

Faith Tried and Triumphing

Job 13:15

… If the Lord says He loves us, do we believe it though He smites us? Do we believe that— "Behind a frowning Providence He hides a smiling face …

Paved With Love

Solomon 3:10

… If you stand examining the exterior of Providence and the mere letter of the Word, and begin to judge and try your God, I should not wonder if …

On the Cross After Death

John 19:31-37

… Here we see how our gracious God ordained, in His Providence, that there should be sure evidence that Jesus was dead and that, therefore, the Sacrifice was slain …

To-morrow

Proverbs 27:1

… To-morrow ought to be observed by Christians in the way of providence. Though we may not boast of to-morrow, yet we may seek to provide for …

Christian Sympathy

Job 30:25

… There has not been that abhorrence of the evil which should have been, and therefore it is just in the Providence of God that when America is cut …

Psalm 29

Psalm 29

… There is a special providence of God towards these and such like creatures for the production of their young. He—if I may so speak with reverence—shows …

Spring

Isaiah 61:11

… So we may rest assured that God will make all things propitious in His Providence to the growth of His own Truth. He knows under what conditions religious …

The Great Cross-bearer and His Followers

Mark 15:20

… Oh, love surpassing knowledge which could make Him suffer so! There was a great singularity in the Providence which brought Simon upon the scene just when he appeared …

A Welcome Discovery

Genesis 21:19

… How true this often is in Providence with Christian people. We have known them to be in sore alarm at some approaching ill, or in the most fearful …

Established Work

Psalm 90:17

… And the removal of one eminent Christian has often been the means of letting sunlight in to somebody who was obscured before, but who now, in the Providence …

'The Lord Is My Shepherd'

Psalm 23:1

… We have repined and we have fumed against the working of Providence, but, after all, I do not know that we have had much more to do with …

The Nature and Design of Divine Chastening

1 Corinthians 11:32

… There are a thousand opportunities for discovery, but, somehow or other, his wickedness is masked and it seems as though Providence itself helped him to conceal his iniquity …

A Suitable Watchword

Psalm 12:1

… I suppose, Beloved, there are many of you who are often in trouble with regard to Providence. You work and do your best to provide things honest in …

Forty Years

Deuteronomy 2:7

… Walking on in the path of Providence, trusting in the Lord, what have we lacked? We have known a few pinches, even as the children of Israel lacked …

Psalm 16

Psalm 16

… Verse 1. "Preserve me, O God." Here David desireth not deliverance from any special trouble, but generally prayeth to be fenced and defended continually by the providence of …

A Tempted Savior—Our Best Succor

Hebrews 2:18

… All is under the Lord's control of Providence. Everything that happens to us is meted out by the decree and settled by His purpose. We know that …

God's Goodness Leading to Repentance

Romans 2:4

… The batteries of Almighty Love have come into the field! Providence after Providence has surrounded you with the gracious artillery of Divine Mercy! You cannot escape! Therefore, surrender …

"They Were Tempted"

Hebrews 11:37

… Their faith was not produced by the tenderness of Providence—they were not put into a conservatory like fair flowers which cannot endure the frost—we might rather …

The Joy of Holy Households

Psalm 118:15

… Though each event may seem to be against you, yet the whole course of Providence is for you in a Divinely wise and gracious manner. Nothing occurs in …

The Glory in the Rear

Exodus 14:19-20

… Was not that a providence!" Yes, but if you get following providence, and turning aside from the word, you may soon find yourself in the sea, and no …

Jacob's Model Prayer

Genesis 32:9-12

… But if you go where the Bible and the clear indications of Divine Providence guide you, you may always reckon that the Master who sent you will protect …

The Swiftly Running Word

Psalms 147:15

… When you watch the events of Providence you are only observing what the Word of God is accomplishing as He sends it forth into the world. As He …

The Lord Leading—David Following

2 Samuel 5:24

… God had gone before them in Providence and in Grace, making ready a people prepared for the Word. Now, I want you to pray the Lord to do …

David's Five-stringed Harp

… If it seemed that God's Providence was helping them against the righteous, they would be too proud to be borne with— they would lift up their heads …

Christ in Gethsemane

Mark 14:32

… The best way of preparing for whatever may be coming is to go on with the next thing in the order of Providence. If any child of God …

The Power of Christ Illustrated by the Resurrection

Philippians 3:20

… The omniscient Lord of providence tracks each molecule of matter, and knows its position and history as a shepherd knows his sheep; and if it be needful to …

"Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

John 14:1-4

… I believe in His power in Providence, that He can bring to pass His eternal purposes, and do as He wills among the armies in Heaven and among …

'The Zeal of the Lord'

Isaiah 9:7

… And in the wonders of Providence which have been worked upon earth, it is remarkable how gently, how easily Jehovah seems to take them! Look at that splendid …

Direction In Dilemma

Exodus 14:13

… A happy future awaits you—yes, the present itself is bright with mercy—for the Lord's love is still the same— "Behind a frowning Providence He hides …

The Immovability of the Believer

Psalm 125:1

… God is at work in Providence and they trust Him. God invites them to the Mercy Seat and they approach it. God gives them His Son as their …

Always and for All Things

Ephesians 5:20

… And then that which can least be understood in Providence shall no longer be the subject of awe-struck wonder, but of unspeakable delight. We shall trace the …