Quotes about Providence

The Lord Jesus sits in heaven, ruling over all, and causing all things to work for his children's good.

Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? … But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

They then easily moved on to the faith-destroying, even blasphemous idea that everything that happens in this world is caused by God.

We can receive the things we do not want—or give up the things we do want—if we have decided, by the grace of God, that we can trust God to take care of us.

"Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, stronger, or more powerful, but God knows how to shift things around and get you to where you're supposed to be."

For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His" (2 Chronicles 16:9 nasb).

I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about.

A door that seems to stand open must be a man's size, or it is not the door that Providence means for him.

God had promised He would never leave me nor forsake me. That held true on a city street, in a rural teacherage, or in a remote part of the North.

For the Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work.

The foundation of a great Empire is laid, and I please myself with a persuasion, that Providence will not leave its work imperfect.

Evil did not catch God by surprise. He had a rescue plan, and He's still in the process of working out His plan.