Providence

'The Sun of Righteousness'

Psalm 19:4-6

… He rules in providence over all people, whether they believe in him or not, and if men do not accept the gospel, yet they are affected by it …

The Precious Blood Of Christ

1 Peter 1:19

… and vice reigns, yet God has put the broad arrow of His own Sovereignty so manifestly upon the very thought of blood that even these worst of spirits …

A Catechism for the Proud

1 Corinthians 4:7

… There is distinguishing Sovereignty in the birth of one man in London and the birth of another in Timbuktu. Neither individual had anything to do with that most …

How Repentance Is Given

… Oh, sit not down straining those eyes of yours to fetch out impossible tears! Repentance comes not from unwilling nature, but from free and sovereign grace. Get not …

Christ the Overcomer of the World

John 16:33

… Christ assumed the Sovereignty over all things here below. God has put all things under His feet. At His belt are the keys of Providence. He rules among …

Figs and Olives

James 3:12

… We have here, in the next place, a display of Divine Sovereignty . It is God's will that makes yon bird that looks the sun in the face …

The Great Physician And His Patients

Matthew 9:12

… He acts according to sovereignty, but that sovereignty is under the control of His own infinite mercy. If He hears a cry from two hearts today, if He …

Further Afield

Acts 13:46-48

… All that the Lord intended in creation and in Providence and in Grace will be assuredly accomplished to the last jot and tittle. In the Kingdom of Grace …

The Serpent's Sentence

Genesis 3:14

… In the infinite Sovereignty of God He passed by the fallen angels, but He chose to raise fallen man. Those who quibble at the Doctrine of Election should …

All Fulness in Christ

Colossians 1:19

… There shines out through the entire universe a display of infinite mercy, justice, and wisdom, such as neither the majesty of nature nor the excellence of providence could …

Heaven Below

Revelation 7:16

… The sovereignty of God, His royal power, His eternal majesty are at the back of Christ to sustain His cause and make His name illustrious. He must reign …

A Great Gospel for Great Sinners

1 Timothy 1:15-17

… Oh, that he might be brought by sovereign grace to be among the foremost teachers of that faith which hitherto he has destroyed! I think that we should …

The Minister's Farewell

Acts 20:26-27

… His sovereign choice of them, his covenant purposes concerning them, and his immutable promises to them, must all be uttered with trumpet tongue. Coupled with this the true …

Prayer-Its Discouragements and Encouragements

Matthew 15:23

… slumbering conscience, or whether the Spirit of God was pleased to show the Sovereignty of His Grace at that moment, I cannot tell, but, as soon as one …

North and South

Isaiah 43:6

… of Jacob shall again meet in their own land, God in his mighty providence will speak to all the nations, saying: “To the north, Give up; and to …

Psalm 31

Psalm 31

… Thou are not unjust to desert a trustful soul, or to break thy promises; thou wilt vindicate the righteousness of thy mysterious providence, and give me joyful deliverance …

Psalm 82

Psalm 82

… The sovereignty of God over the most powerful and exalted. How that sovereignty reveals itself, and what we may expect from it. Verse 1. The Lord's presence …

Christ Made Sin

2 Corinthians 5:21

… What Sovereignty is this, that angels who fell should have no Redeemer, but that man, insignificant man, being fallen, should find a Savior in Heaven's Only-Begotten …

The Best of All Sights

Hebrews 2:9

… Into many mysteries we cannot pry, "but we see Jesus." Where the Divine Sovereignty harmonizes with human responsibility is too deep a problem for us, "but we see …

The Whole Machinery of Salvation

Romans 10:14

… Here is the manifestation of Sovereign Grace—God choosing and saving whom He wills, irrespective of their condition—exercising the sovereignty of His mercy in saving the most …

The Double "Come"

Revelation 22:17

… She acknowledges no rule and sovereignty but that of Christ. This Church, which deserves to be called, "the bride," is always fulfilling the double ministry which lies in …

Your Personal Salvation

1 Peter 1:9-12

… Your salvation." God's salvation is one in which His Divine Sovereignty is revealed and that Sovereignty must be accepted and adored. Do not dispute against God's …

The Dumb Singing

Isaiah 35:5

… Strange for its graciousness, strangely manifesting the Sovereignty of His will. When God resolved to build for Himself a palace in Heaven of living stones, where did He …

Eternal Life!

John 17:3

… From before the foundation of the world the Lord chose a people unto Himself, according to the Sovereign purpose of His own will, even as He says, "I …

Victor Emmanuel, Emancipator

Isaiah 42:7

… Oh, take him at his royal word That word which cannot lie Thy shield and sword is Israel’s Lord, Almighty sovereignty.” I know you will tell me …

Farm Laborers

1 Corinthians 3:6-9

… The Lord has made the Church of His sovereign choice to be His own by purchase, having paid an immense price for it. "The Lord's portion is …

Prayer 6 — The Wonders of Calvary

… We can never sufficiently adore Thee for Thy sovereignty, the sovereignty of love which saw us in the ruins of the Fall, yet loved us notwithstanding all. We …

Joshua's Vision

Joshua 6:10-27

… If I, as God's minister, have no conversions, I dare not attribute the fact to Divine Sovereignty. It may be so, but I am always afraid to …

A Luther Sermon at the Tabernacle

Habakkuk 2:4

… It is a part of our allegiance to our great Sovereign and Lord that we yield up our understanding, our thought and our belief to His supreme control …

The Dream of Pilate's Wife

Matthew 27:19

… So does Providence work. Note, next, the Providence of God in arranging that with this dream there should be great mental suffering. "I have suffered many things in …

The High Priest Standing Between the Dead and the Living

Numbers 16:47-48

… of his own sovereign grace. Whatever difference there may be between Saul the apostle and Elymas the sorcerer, has been made by infinite sovereignty and undeserved love. Paul …

The Heart Full and the Mouth Closed

Ezekiel 16:62

… So, then, first of all, let us review THE BLESSED CONDITION INTO WHICH EVERY BELIEVER IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST HAS BEEN BROUGHT BY THE SOVEREIGN ACT OF …

Great Changes

Luke 13:30

… Here, surely, is A WONDER OF GRACE—"There are last that shall be first." Here is Divine Sovereignty—choosing the last to make them first. Here is Sovereign …

Psalm 100

Psalm 100

… The Greeks think it was written by David, who here invites all the world to join with the Israelites in the service of God, whose divine sovereignty he …

Jesus, the Example of Holy Praise

… But His mediatorial sovereignty will be yielded up to Him from whom it came—and that last solemn act in which He shall hand back to His Father …

Our Motto

Ephesians 6:7

… He will have everything or nothing! If, indeed, He is our Lord, He must be our only Sovereign, for He will not tolerate a rival. It comes to …

High Doctrine And Broad Doctrine

John 6:37

… But it came to an end, for darkness and night asserted their primeval sovereignty. Right ahead was a vast headland of the isle of Arran. How it frowned …

"Out Of The Depths"

Psalm 40:12

… and iniquity, Christ can make you clean in a moment! He has such sovereign power that, with a word, He can forgive you. Yes, and with a word …

The Guilt and the Cleansing

Psalm 51:7

… of God [See Sermon #77, Volume 2—DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY; #194, Volume 4—HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY and #207, Volume 4—SOVEREIGN GRACE AND MAN'S RESPONSIBILITY.] without any attempt to …

Distinguishing Grace

1 Corinthians 4:7

… Let us gratefully ask—“Who maketh us to differ? “Let us recollect that all we have is the gift of his providence. Not to you, O my hands …