Providence of God, The

Providence of God, The

Is his care over his works - Ps 145:9

IS EXERCISED IN

• Preserving his creatures
- Ne 9:6; Ps 36:6; Mt 10:29
• Providing for his creatures
- Ps 104:27,28; 136:25; 147:9; Mt 6:26
• The special preservation of saints
- Ps 37:28; 91:11; Mt 10:30
• Prospering saints
- Ge 24:48,56
• Protecting saints
- Ps 91:4; 140:7
• Delivering saints
- Ps 91:3; Isa 31:5
• Leading saints
- De 8:2,15; Isa 31:5
• Leading saints
- De 8:2,15; Isa 63:12
• Bringing His words to pass
- Nu 26:65; Jos 21:45; Lu 21:32,33
• Ordering the ways of men
- Pr 16:9; 19:21; 20:24
• Ordaining the conditions and circumstances of men
- 1Sa 2:7,8; Ps 75:6,7
• Determining the period of human life
- Ps 31:15; 39:5; Ac 17:26
• Defeating wicked designs
- Ex 15:9-19; 2Sa 17:14,15; Ps 33:10
• Overruling wicked designs for good
- Ge 45:5-7; 50:20; Php 1:12
• Preserving the course of nature
- Ge 8:22; Job 26:10; Ps 104:5-9
• Directing all events
- Jos 7:14; 1Sa 6:7-10,12; Pr 16:33; Isa 44:7; Ac 1:26
• Ruling the elements
- Job 37:9-13; Isa 50:2; Joh 1:4,15; Na 1:4
• Ordering the minutest matters
- Mt 10:29,30; Lu 21:18

Is righteous - Ps 145:17; Da 4:37

Is ever watchful - Ps 121:4; Isa 27:3

Is all pervading - Ps 139:1-5

Sometimes dark and mysterious - Ps 36:6; 73:16; 77:19; Ro 11:33

ALL THINGS ARE ORDERED BY

• For his glory
- Isa 63:14
• For good to saints
- Ro 8:28

The wicked made to promote the designs - Isa 10:5-12; Ac 3:17,18

TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED

• In prosperity
- De 8:18; 1Ch 29:12
• In adversity
- Job 1:21; Ps 119:15
• In public calamities
- Am 3:6
• In our daily support
- Ge 48:15
• In all things
- Pr 3:6

Cannot be defeated - 1Ki 22:30,34; Pr 21:30

Man's efforts are vain without - Ps 127:1,2; Pr 21:31

SAINTS SHOULD

• Trust in
- Mt 6:33,34; 10:9,29-31
• Have full confidence in
- Ps 16:8; 139:10
• Commit their works to
- Pr 16:3
• Encourage themselves
- 1Sa 30:6
• Pray in dependence upon
- Ac 12:5
• Pray to be guided by
- Ge 24:12-14; 28:20,21; Ac 1:24

Result of depending upon - Lu 22:35

Connected with the use of means - 1Ki 21:19; 22:37,38; Mic 5:2; Lu 2:1-4; Ac 27:22,31,32

Danger of denying - Isa 10:13-17; Eze 28:2-10; Da 4:29-31; Ho 2:8,9