Quotes about Providence

Man can refuse to cooperate, but he cannot keep God from executing the critical events on His schedule.

Israel said to Joseph, "Look! I am about to die, but God will be with you and will bring you back to the land of your fathers." Genesis 48:21

Consider the ravens: they don't sow or reap; they don't have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Luke 12:24

If you and I are resting or shirking or slacking, his Spirit is nevertheless on the move with somebody else somewhere else, for "behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep" (Ps. 121:4). God is always accomplishing his purposes.

When our government was in the process of being formed, Benjamin Franklin addressed the chairman of the Constitutional Convention, meeting at Philadelphia in 1787, saying, "I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, it is probable that an empire cannot rise without His aid.

Sometimes it's best to start moving in the direction you think God may want you to go, and then trust Him to lead you—closing doors He doesn't want you to go through and opening up others.

Death for [a Christian] is no accident. With God there are no accidents, no tragedies, and no catastrophes as far as His children are concerned.

The Bible teaches that angels intervene in the affairs of nations. God often uses them to execute judgment on nations. They guide, comfort, and provide for the people of God in the midst of suffering and persecution.

No situation is beyond God's control. Over my wife's desk are these words: "Fear not the future; God is already there.

God knows far better than we do what is best for us. Thank God even when He says "No" or "Wait." His answer is always perfect.

Nothing in our lives takes God by surprise.

Many people who have lost jobs . . . find that this was God's way of redirecting their lives.