Providence

Sentence Of Death, The Death Of Self-trust

2 Corinthians 1:9

… The Lord warded off the evil by sending Paul a great trouble when he was in Asia—thus does our all-wise and almighty God arrange Providence to …

The Truth Of God's Salvation

Psalm 69:13

… The morning light and all that is seen by it, are produced by His word and, in His Providence, He just nods and dictates the policies of empires …

Saints Guarded From Stumbling

… When we meet with trouble and Providence, we ought to enquire whether we are in God's way. That famous old Puritan, holy Mr. Dodd, having to cross …

"Speak, Lord!"

1 Samuel 3:10

… God speaks to us, if we will but hear, in all the arrangements of Providence both pleasant and painful. Whether He caresses or chastises, there is a voice …

Mourning at the Sight of the Crucified

Luke 23:48

… voices which mournfully exclaim— "Alas, and did my Savior bleed? And did my Sovereign die? Would He devote that sacred head For such a worm as I?" Nor …

The Great Birthday and Our Coming of Age

Galatians 4:3-6

… There are no loose threads in the Providence of God, no stitches are dropped, no events are left to chance. The great clock of the universe keeps good …

The Power of a Sigh

Psalm 12:5

… It may be that, in the Providence of God, it is intended that it should be so with you, especially in your youth. "It is good for a …

What The Church Should Be

1 Timothy 3:15

… And so the great Householder rules all things for His chosen family and the end and the design of all Providence, if we were to trace it to …

Prayer, The Cure for Care

Philippians 4:6

… and to try to wrest from the hand of God that office of Providence which belongs to Him and not to ourselves. How often Luther liked to talk …

The Conditions Of Power In Prayer

1 John 3:22-24

… call, "some provision for the future." You want a more trusty provider than Providence, a better security than God's promise! You are unable to trust your heavenly …

The Memorable Hymn

Matthew 26:30

… Perhaps it was that Sovereign Grace spared those whom Justice might have doomed and "the sons of Korah" were ever after made the sweet singers of the sanctuary …

Salvation by Faith and the Work of the Spirit

Galatians 5:5

… compassion on whom He will have compassion." Our hope stands on pure Grace, Sovereign Grace, Grace unqualified! God blesses us because He is good, not because we are …

Peace—How Gained, How Broken

Psalm 85:8

… no peace when we assume the throne of judgment and dare accuse our Sovereign of unkindness or mistakes— "Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him …

Heman's Sorrowful Psalm

Psalm 88:13

… where you will never find it! But look to His Free Grace and Sovereign Love—to the heart of God and to the bleeding wounds of Jesus—and …

Watching to See

Habakkuk 2:1-4

… There is, too, a voice in God's Providence. How much the Lord says to his flock by every stroke of his rod and by every blessing of …

'By Water and Blood'

1 John 5:6

… He is kept from it—"the Wicked One" cannot even touch him, for he is preserved by Sovereign Grace against this dreadful damage to his soul! You need …

The Spur

John 9:4

… And instead of worrying our minds about how this Providence is consistent with Justice, and how that event can tally with benevolence, we should see how both can …

Right Replies To Right Requests

Luke 11:11-13

… To begin with, the common blessings of Providence. You have been laying your case before the Throne with much earnestness of late, and you have prayed God to …

The Anchor

Hebrews 6:17-20

… The wonders of creation, the discoveries of Revelation and the movements of Providence are all intended to create and foster the principle of faith in the living God …

Moses' Decision

Hebrews 11:24

… It occurred to me, also, that nevertheless, some might in all seriousness, say, "I have, through the Providence of God and the circumstances which surround me, been kept …

An Infallible Sign Of Revival

Isaiah 2:11

… He works according to rule, so that if you split up some great crystal of His Providence into as small fragments as you please, each fragments shall be …

How To Meet the Doctrine of Election

Matthew 15:24

… Why do you not say to yourself, "It may be that the Providence of God has arranged that I shall not earn anything to-morrow; therefore I shall …

Folly of Unbelief

Luke 24:25

… The Word of the Lord is in harmony with his providence; and as we believe him as to the one, we must trust him as to the other …

Psalm 80

Psalm 80

… Those things which enhance the favour and providence of God revealed to Israel, he brings to remembrance that he might nourish and strengthen confidence in prayer...Let us …

The Rose and the Lily

Solomon 2:1

… seemly as the Lord Himself proclaims it! Is not God constantly ruling both Providence and Grace for the manifestation of His own glory, and do we not all …

On Humbling Ourselves before God

1 Peter 5:6

… Do not think that you understand Providence, for I am sure that none of us do. We sometimes think that we could manage things a great deal better …

Jacob and Doubting Souls a Parallel

Genesis 45:28

… them." Those words of Joseph were remarkable words, for he traced God's Providence in all that had happened. He said to his brothers, "God sent me before …

Paul's First Prayer

Acts 9:11

… a feeling before the throne of God; but ah! That moment when, by sovereign grace, I was constrained to pray, when all alone I bent my knee and …

A Visit to the Harvest Field

James 5:7-8

… THE EARTH THAT YIELDS seed to the sower and bread to the eater has received its constitution from God; and it is governed through his wise providence by …

A Present Religion

1 John 3:2

… your quarters, and visit you with punishment, you shall presently find that his sovereign will is gracious, and he delighteth in mercy. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ …

Grieving the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:30

… the love of the Spirit—it is eternal, it is infinite, it is sovereign, it is everlasting, it is a love which cannot be dissolved, which cannot be …

The Pleasures of Piety

Psalm 104:34

… And, verily, if you sit down to meditate upon God the Father and reflect on His Sovereign, Immutable, unchangeable love toward His elect people—if you think of …

Fine Pleading

Psalm 106:4

… to be His by a long ancestry of men and women whom His Sovereign Grace called to Himself." Grace does not run in the blood, but it is …

Search the Scriptures

Isaiah 8:20

… of the entire depravity of the human race—does not insist upon free sovereign grace—does not hold forth and teach the doctrine of substitution and satisfaction through …

'As' and 'So'

Colossians 2:6

… We joyfully acknowledge that He is our Sovereign Lord in the spiritual realm! He is the absolute Monarch of our soul! He is that perfect Husband who is …

The Way To Honor

Proverbs 27:18

… A nobler music is in my ears and I am drawn forward by a more sovereign spell towards other than yours. My boat shall cut her way through …

Exceeding Gladness

Psalm 21:6

… all uncounted and unpriced! Let our high and holy calling, and our strong salvation be Theme of never-ending praises, God of Sovereign Grace, to Thee!" Hallelujah! Amen.

One Worker Preparing For Another

1 Chronicles 22:14

… Your work is going to fit on to somebody else's work! This is the order of God's Providence in His Church. It does not happen that …

The Two Gatherings

Psalm 50:5

… God grant that we may always feel devoutly thankful for the Sovereign Grace that has made us to differ from others whom once we resembled, at least as …

Why the Gospel Is Hidden

2 Corinthians 4:3

… If you take a sovereign out of your pocket and cover the word, "God," in your Bible with it, of course you cannot see the word! There are …