I went to Dictionary.com and looked up providence. This is what it says:
prov⋅i⋅dence
-noun| 1. | (often initial capital letter ) the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter) God, esp. when conceived as omnisciently directing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise benevolence. |
| 3. | a manifestation of divine care or direction. |
| 4. | provident or prudent management of resources; prudence. |
| 5. | foresight; provident care. |
Isn't that powerful? A manifestation of divine care or direction. God is good all the time. Directing the universe and the affairs of humankind with wise benevolence. God is good all the time.
In BSF we are studying Moses. The entire study revolves around God's providence. Every step of the way he just requires the people to have faith in him, and follow his commands. That is all he requires of us too. Why is that so hard?
Leviticus 26:3-13
" 'If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit. Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until the planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land.
" 'I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove savage beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country. You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you. Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
" 'I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers, and I will keep my covenant with you. You will still be eating last year's harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new. I will put my dwelling place among you, and I will not abhor you. I will walk among you and be your God, who brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians: I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high. "
God's promises are eternal. He is unchanging and these promises are for us too. If I replace the word "Egyptian" with "sin" it parallels what Jesus has done for us on the cross.
"... I will walk among you and be your God, who brought you out of sin so you would no longer be slaves to sin: I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high. "
God is good all the time.
The last month I have been trying hard to do this. Giving our tithe even though money is tight. I know deep down that I do not need to worry. God's providence is beyond measure.
God is good all the time. AMEN!
ps. My favorite verse is Hebrews 11:1. That verse leads me through over and over. When I was researching agencies, I just could not settle. Then I opened up the Holt packet again after having them tucked away a while and there on the inside on a bookmark is that verse. It came to mind as I was typing this post up tonight. Well, I posted and went to read it to make sure the formatting and everything came out ok. you will notice I have a Verse of the day widget on the side of this blog. Well guess what verse came up. Hebrews 11:1. God is so good. I put my hand on my mouth and my eyes teared up. God is good.
