![]() ![]() Unaware that I was writing an article on providence, he began reflecting on the difficulty of not always knowing God’s ways. While I was waiting for my coffee, I asked one of my students about something in his life. One reason Christians have long spoken about providence is to bolster our faith amid life’s uncertainties.Īs I was working on this article, I took a walk around the campus of Reformation Bible College, where I teach, and looped back to my office by way of our coffee shop to purchase an afternoon latte. As finite and fallen creatures, we often fail to trust that God will lead, guide, and direct us according to His good and sovereign will. Yet we still struggle to connect the chaos of our lives with the certainty of God’s design. We tell ourselves that God is in control. The appeal of providence is that it places each moment of our lives-good, bad, and everything in between-in bold relief against God’s plan for all things. As Christians, we know the solution lies deep in the providence of God. ![]() We call on providence when God’s ways are “past finding out” (11:33, KJV). That’s why as Christians we often encourage each other to trust in God’s providence, to remember His invisible hand, and to rest in the knowledge that He orchestrates all things for our good (8:28). As the Apostle Paul says, they are inscrutable (Rom. ![]()
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