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Tag Archives: Providence
God’s Special Providences
Exodus 1:22; Exodus 2:1-10 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. And there went a man of the house of Levi, and … Continue reading
Posted in Providence
Tagged God, God's purposes, God's will, human motives, Moses, perfect timing, Providence
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God’s Perfect Timing & Purposes Concerning the Birth of Christ
Galatians 4:1-5 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Prophecy & Prophets
Tagged birth, God, incarnation, Jesus Christ, prophecy, Providence, purposes, timing, virgin
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A Time to Laugh
Ecclesiastes 3:1,4 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. ROBERT HAWKER (1753-1827): If we … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Life
Tagged delight, God, grace, joy, laugh, laughter, Providence
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Nehemiah’s Prayers
Nehemiah 1:1-4,11; Nehemiah 2:1-5,8 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Characters
Tagged God's faithfulness, grace, prayer, Providence, timing
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Why Am I Here? In This Place? And At This Time?
Esther 4:14; Acts 17:25,26 Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? He giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; and hath made of one blood all nations of men for … Continue reading
Posted in Providence
Tagged chance, coincidence, confidence, faith, God's purposes, Providence
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God Uses Little Things to Accomplish Great Things
2 Kings 5:1-4 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in … Continue reading
Posted in Providence
Tagged children, God's purposes, mothers, Providence, teaching children
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How Providence Reconciles God’s Sovereignty & Man’s Free Will
Acts 2:22,23 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: … Continue reading
Posted in Providence
Tagged free will, God's Sovereignty, Providence
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God’s Providence: A Printing Press for Martin Luther’s Preaching
Job 19:23; Psalm 68:11 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. ADAM CLARKE (1760-1832): Our translators have made … Continue reading
Posted in The 16th Century Protestant Reformation (500 Years: 1517-2017)
Tagged Christ & Antichrist, Lucas Cranach, Martin Luther, Preaching, printing press, Protestant Reformation, Providence
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The Difference Between Christian Faith & Worldly Fatalism
1 Samuel 3:18 It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. A. W. PINK (1886-1952): When the awful tidings were broken to the aged Eli that both of his wayward sons were to be smitten by Divine … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged attributes of God, faith, fatalism, prayer, Providence
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The Malignant Cancer of Envy & Its Cure
Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. THOMAS MANTON (1620-1677): There are two sins which were Christ’s sorest enemies, covetousness and envy. Covetousness sold Christ and envy delivered Him—Envy … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged envy, hatred, murder, Providence, sin
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