PROVIDENCE

 

Thursday, February 1, 2024

 

PROVIDENCE

 

Matt 10:29-31

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

 

Someone has said “fate is blind, but providence has eyes.” For the child of God there are no accidents only incidents. Providence is not, by the way, a Biblical term. You will only find it once in the New Testament. It is used by the orator Tertullus in Acts 24:1 & 2, and he speaks not of God but of the benevolent leadership of the high priest Ananias.

 

George H. Morrison says: “What then is the literal meaning of the word providence? It is the Latin word for foresight. Yet it always includes a little more than foresight. It includes the conception of forethought as well. And so, the providence of God is just God's wisdom, shaping and guiding and ordering all things, acting today in full view of tomorrow, and conducting everything to wise and holy ends.”

 

So, what are we to think about God’s providence? It is simply this. God loves me and has redeemed me by His grace, and he will order the events of my life, both good and bad, for His glory and my greater good. If a mother takes her toddler to the doctor for immunization shots, she is willing to allow her child a moment of pain for a future of health. In the same way God often chooses to allow momentary pain in our lives for some future good.

 

Be Still, My Soul

Katharina A. von Schlegel

 

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side.

Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain.

Leave to thy God to order and provide.

In every change, He faithful will remain.

 

Dear Lord, thank you for ordering my steps today. AMEN