Quotes about Divine
The secret things belong to the LORD our God.
— Jerry Bridges
When we consider some of the evil tyrants and dictators that have reigned, as well as some of the weak and foolish men who have held high office, even in this century, we are amazed to learn that they have ruled in the sovereign will of God. But that is what Scripture tells us.
— Jerry Bridges
God not only determines who governs, He also rules in the decisions that they make. Proverbs 16:33 says, "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
— Jerry Bridges
God sovereignly intervened in the hearts—the desires and wills—of the Egyptians to accomplish His purpose for the Israelites.
— Jerry Bridges
He so directs and controls all events and all actions of His creatures that they never act outside of His sovereign will.
— Jerry Bridges
Yet God controls the king's heart. The stubborn will of the most powerful monarch on earth is directed by God as easily as the farmer directs the flow of water in his irrigation canals.
— Jerry Bridges
The converse truth is that love gives validity to my actions and makes them acceptable to God.
— Jerry Bridges
In contrast, there are sixteen whys in the book of Job, according to author Don Baker. Sixteen times Job asked God why. He is persistent and petulant. He is accusatory toward God. And, as has been observed by many, God never answered Job's why. Instead He answered who.
— Jerry Bridges
The fact is we do not know what God is doing through a particular set of circumstances or events.
— Jerry Bridges
He has designed His eternal purpose so that His glory and our good are inextricably bound together.
— Jerry Bridges
The Scriptures never indicate that God is frustrated to any degree by our failure to act as we should.
— Jerry Bridges
God still holds us accountable for the very sins that He uses to accomplish His purpose.
— Jerry Bridges