Providence

The Trial of Your Faith

1 Peter 1:7

… You need not ask for any of those various forms of trial which God sends in the order of Providence—you may rest quite satisfied with His Presence …

And Why Not?

Luke 17:22

… We ignorantly desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but Divine Providence kindly denies us our wish and tells us plainly, "You shall …

Christ's Prayer for Peter

Luke 22:32

… He has servants everywhere and the rooster shall crow, by the secret movement of His Providence, just when God wills! And there is, perhaps, as much of Divine …

The Prayer of Jabez

… gold, the goods and the chattels, the estates and investments, which in thy providence thou hast given me. I beseech thee, bless me indeed. As for these worldly …

Unbelievers Upbraided

Mark 16:14

… For instance, a man is in trouble and he has doubts concerning the Providence of God. But he is delivered, God is gracious to him and helps him …

The Source

John 4:11

… There are many needs in Divine Providence because of the needs of Divine Grace! 5, 6. Then He came to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar …

The Barley Field on Fire

2 Samuel 14:29-31

… peril, you must not be overwhelmed with the few showers and gales which Providence sends you. A God of love inflicts our sorrows: he is as good when …

Song for the Free—Hope for the Bound

Psalm 107:14-16

… To God it is a glory that, in the order of His Providence, He often provides a way of escape for the oppressed. Cruel dynasties have been overthrown …

God's Glory in the Building Up of Zion

Psalm 102:16

… actually laid, the Glory of creation was eclipsed and even the splendor of Providence might almost have been forgotten in the more transcendent Glory of Grace. God had …

Good Cheer for the New Year

Deuteronomy 11:12

… in all other respects the merely carnal man has to be his own providence, and to look to himself for all his needs. Hence his cares are always …

"Behold, He Prays"

Acts 9:11

… The great wheel of Providence will revolve for you. Meanwhile, both angels and devils have spied you out—the angels sing and the devils mutter, "Behold, he prays …

Precious Deaths

Psalm 116:15

… And, dear brethren, if the Lord's providence permits the saint to live to a good old age, then is his death precious too. The decease which has …

Love's Climax

1 John 4:10

… All that went before in the arrangements of Providence was like the chopping of the wood and the laying of it in order—even from eternity the great …

Behold The Lamb!

John 1:36

… I have rebuked the sins which raged around me and have proclaimed what I knew of the glory of God in Nature and in Providence," for our chief …

The Holy Spirit’s Intercession

Romans 8:26

… power in them, are the indicators of the movement of the wheels of Providence. Believing supplications are forecasts of the future, He who prayeth in faith is like …

The Silver Trumpet

Isaiah 1:18

… we have kicked against the pricks; we have made the blessings of His Providence the assistants to our sin, and the gifts of His Grace the excuses for …

Our Stronghold

Proverbs 18:10

… a black mask over His face, I still believe that— "Behind a frowning Providence, He hides a smiling face." But, Friends, I hope you know, I hope each …

The Birth Of Christ

Isaiah 7:14

… Butter and honey Christ ate, and butter and honey may His people eat! No, whatever God, in His Providence gives unto them, that is to be the food …

Freshness

Job 29:20

… THE first text tells us of the renown of Job and of the way in which the Providence of God continued to maintain the glory of his estate …

The Sower

Matthew 13:3

… Whichever way the Holy Spirit seems to be moving and Providence is also moving, scatter your Seed that the wind may carry it as far as possible and …

The First, Last—And the Last, First

Matthew 19:30

… If we were wide awake, we should see, all day long, opportunities of usefulness—and we should be saying, "Blessed be God who puts me, by Providence, where …

Joy, a Duty

Philippians 4:4

… whatever it is! Whatever God pleases to pour out of the bowl of Providence shall come into your cup and your contentment, your delight in God, shall sweeten …

Proclamation of Acceptance and Vengeance

Isaiah 61:2

… of living in God's year, for you live by faith upon His Providence, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. This is the …

The Singular Origin of a Christian

Ephesians 2:10

… let us get into gear with Creation—let us be in harmony with Providence—let us keep step with the march of God's Purpose. What more shall …

Zedekiah—or, the Man Who Cannot Say, "No"

Jeremiah 38:5

… But if, in the order of Providence, they should be cast in a family where there is no religion, certainly they will not attempt to alter the state …

Sermon for New Year's-Day

Revelation 21:5

… The whole creation is travailing, all time is groaning, providence is working, grace is striving, and all for one end,—the bringing forth of the new and better …

Women's Rights—a Parable

Numbers 17:5

… had provided for him—neither will He ever put one work of His Providence or of His Grace out of its proper place—but that which goes before …

A Singular But Needful Question

John 5:6

… You, too, would be persecuted, and unless Providence restrained your foe, you also might be brought to death. But taking Christ for All and All—would you be …

The Warning Neglected

Ezekiel 33:5

… Should never so great a misfortune come upon us, if we can trace it to the providence of God, we bear it cheerfully; but if we have inflicted …

The Holy Spirit's Chief Office

John 16:14

… a full confidence in the glorious Lord, the God of Nature, and of Providence, and of Redemption, and of Heaven, the Holy Spirit gives us to know more …

Urging Lot

Genesis 19:15

… If that person should, in the order of God's Providence, be removed, then the way would be cleared for him to make the necessary alteration, or it …

Songs of Deliverance

Judges 5:11

… his dying love; concerning the Holy Spirit and his conquering power; concerning the providence of God and its goodness and its faithfulness; and then, as we wend our …

The Unchangeable Christ

Hebrews 13:8

… A beautiful motto is that of the old house of Chester, "God's Providence is my inheritance." 6, 7. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is …

Paul Apprehended and Apprehending

Philippians 3:12

… Cry, "Open You my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Your Law." Pray that you may see the movements of God in Providence, and may …

Good Reasons for a Good Resolution

Isaiah 61:10

… Away all fear of the future, for my times are in His hands! Away all murmuring, all complaining at the Providence of God—my soul cries, 'Your will …

Household Sin and Sorrow

… He that runs before the cloud of God's Providence may have, before long, to come back again faster than he went forward! There was another matter, and …

The Secret Food And The Public Name

Jeremiah 15:16

… The Holy Spirit still remains for us and is the Urim and Thummim of the Christian Church, even as Providence is the pillar of cloud and fire. "'Your …

Who Can Tell?

Jonah 3:9

… By a singular providence he qualifies that one man for his mission. He sends him down into the very depths of the sea, where the weeds are wrapped …

Good Cheer For Outcasts

Psalm 147:2

… And Providence may warn them, by the deaths of others and by personal sickness, but they are not to be separated from the earth to which they are …

Shutting, Sealing and Covering—or, Messiah's Glorious Work

Daniel 9:24

… His advent and His work are the highest point of the purpose of God, the hinge of history, the center of Providence, the crowning of the edifice of …