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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
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