Providence of God, The

Is his care over his works — Ps 145:9.

Is exercised in

Preserving his creatures. — Ne 9:6; Ps 36:6; Mt 10:29.

Providing for his creatures. — Ps 104:27,28; 136:25; 147:9; Mt 6:26.

The special preservation of saints. — Ps 37:28; 91:11; Mt 10:30.

Prospering saints. — Ge 24:48,56.

Protecting saints. — Ps 91:4; 140:7.

Delivering saints. — Ps 91:3; Isa 31:5.

Leading saints. — De 8:2,15; Isa 31:5.

Leading saints. — De 8:2,15; Isa 63:12.

Bringing His words to pass. — Nu 26:65; Jos 21:45; Lu 21:32,33.

Ordering the ways of men. — Pr 16:9; 19:21; 20:24.

Ordaining the conditions and circumstances of men. — 1Sa 2:7,8; Ps 75:6,7.

Determining the period of human life. — Ps 31:15; 39:5; Ac 17:26.

Defeating wicked designs. — Ex 15:9-19; 2Sa 17:14,15; Ps 33:10.

Overruling wicked designs for good. — Ge 45:5-7; 50:20; Php 1:12.

Preserving the course of nature. — Ge 8:22; Job 26:10; Ps 104:5-9.

Directing all events. — Jos 7:14; 1Sa 6:7-10,12; Pr 16:33; Isa 44:7; Ac 1:26.

Ruling the elements. — Job 37:9-13; Isa 50:2; Joh 1:4,15; Na 1:4.

Ordering the minutest matters. — Mt 10:29,30; Lu 21:18.

Is righteous — Ps 145:17; Da 4:37.

Is ever watchful — Ps 121:4; Isa 27:3.

Is all pervading — Ps 139:1-5.

Sometimes dark and mysterious — Ps 36:6; 73:16; 77:19; Ro 11:33.

All things are ordered by

For his glory. — Isa 63:14.

For good to saints. — Ro 8:28.

The wicked made to promote the designs — Isa 10:5-12; Ac 3:17,18.

To be acknowledged

In prosperity. — De 8:18; 1Ch 29:12.

In adversity. — Job 1:21; Ps 119:15.

In public calamities. — Am 3:6.

In our daily support. — Ge 48:15.

In all things. — Pr 3:6.

Cannot be defeated — 1Ki 22:30,34; Pr 21:30.

Man’s efforts are vain without — Ps 127:1,2; Pr 21:31.

Saints should

Trust in. — Mt 6:33,34; 10:9,29-31.

Have full confidence in. — Ps 16:8; 139:10.

Commit their works to. — Pr 16:3.

Encourage themselves. — 1Sa 30:6.

Pray in dependence upon. — Ac 12:5.

Pray to be guided by. — Ge 24:12-14; 28:20,21; Ac 1:24.

Result of depending upon — Lu 22:35.

Connected with the use of means — 1Ki 21:19; 22:37,38; Mic 5:2; Lu 2:1-4; Ac 27:22,31,32.

Danger of denying — Isa 10:13-17; Eze 28:2-10; Da 4:29-31; Ho 2:8,9.