Providence of God, The
1. Is his care over his works. Ps 145:9.
2. Is exercised in
a. Preserving his creatures. Ne 9:6; Ps 36:6; Mt 10:29.
b. Providing for his creatures. Ps 104:27,28; 136:25; 147:9; Mt 6:26.
c. The special preservation of saints. Ps 37:28; 91:11; Mt 10:30.
d. Prospering saints. Ge 24:48,56.
e. Protecting saints. Ps 91:4; 140:7.
f. Delivering saints. Ps 91:3; Isa 31:5.
g. Leading saints. De 8:2,15; Isa 31:5.
h. Leading saints. De 8:2,15; Isa 63:12.
i. Bringing His words to pass. Nu 26:65; Jos 21:45; Lu 21:32,33.
j. Ordering the ways of men. Pr 16:9; 19:21; 20:24.
k. Ordaining the conditions and circumstances of men. 1Sa 2:7,8; Ps 75:6,7.
l. Determining the period of human life. Ps 31:15; 39:5; Ac 17:26.
m. Defeating wicked designs. Ex 15:9-19; 2Sa 17:14,15; Ps 33:10.
n. Overruling wicked designs for good. Ge 45:5-7; 50:20; Php 1:12.
o. Preserving the course of nature. Ge 8:22; Job 26:10; Ps 104:5-9.
p. Directing all events. Jos 7:14; 1Sa 6:7-10,12; Pr 16:33; Isa 44:7; Ac 1:26.
q. Ruling the elements. Job 37:9-13; Isa 50:2; Joh 1:4,15; Na 1:4.
r. Ordering the minutest matters. Mt 10:29,30; Lu 21:18.
3. Is righteous. Ps 145:17; Da 4:37.
4. Is ever watchful. Ps 121:4; Isa 27:3.
5. Is all pervading. Ps 139:1-5.
6. Sometimes dark and mysterious. Ps 36:6; 73:16; 77:19; Ro 11:33.
7. All things are ordered by
a. For his glory. Isa 63:14.
b. For good to saints. Ro 8:28.
8. The wicked made to promote the designs. Isa 10:5-12; Ac 3:17,18.
9. To be acknowledged
a. In prosperity. De 8:18; 1Ch 29:12.
b. In adversity. Job 1:21; Ps 119:15.
c. In public calamities. Am 3:6.
d. In our daily support. Ge 48:15.
e. In all things. Pr 3:6.
10. Cannot be defeated. 1Ki 22:30,34; Pr 21:30.
11. Man’s efforts are vain without. Ps 127:1,2; Pr 21:31.
12. Saints should
a. Trust in. Mt 6:33,34; 10:9,29-31.
b. Have full confidence in. Ps 16:8; 139:10.
c. Commit their works to. Pr 16:3.
d. Encourage themselves. 1Sa 30:6.
e. Pray in dependence upon. Ac 12:5.
f. Pray to be guided by. Ge 24:12-14; 28:20,21; Ac 1:24.
13. Result of depending upon. Lu 22:35.
14. Connected with the use of means. 1Ki 21:19; 22:37,38; Mic 5:2; Lu 2:1-4; Ac 27:22,31,32.
15. Danger of denying. Isa 10:13-17; Eze 28:2-10; Da 4:29-31; Ho 2:8,9.