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A man's steps are from the LORD; how then can man understand his way?
(Proverbs 20:24 ESV)
The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He will.
(Proverbs 21:1 ESV)
But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before Him.
(Ecclesiastes 9:1 ESV)
(Proverbs 20:24 ESV)
The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He will.
(Proverbs 21:1 ESV)
But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before Him.
(Ecclesiastes 9:1 ESV)
These verses reaffirm and deepen my understanding of the sovereignty of God. Confusion and uncertainty is a natural reaction we observe looking out into the sea of humanity. How difficult it is to walk on the right path! And even when we stumble onto the right path, it is the Lord who leads us there. Who can walk rightly and understand life apart from God?
We look at the wickedness and immorality of the world and ask, "How can this be? How can God allow things to continue this way?" We are often plagued with personal difficulties and hardships and we ask, "Is it possible that God is not on the throne and instead, a random sequence of events, often saturated with unfairness, evil, and corruption is unfolding before us?" No. God is on the throne. He can stop and bound, and rule and overrule. The Lord can turn the hearts of men as He pleases. Their thoughts, will, and understanding, are in His hands -- and this not only to others, but intimately in our lives as well. He is the one who takes the heart of stone and turns it into a heart of flesh, receptive to what pleases Him -- His fear, His laws, His Spirit. There is nothing that escapes the hand and sovereign will of God.
For the righteous, that is, the one whom God loves and is pleased with, this is a comforting truth. For whether we are hated or persecuted, or loved and commended, we are by the promise of God, safe in His hands. He is awesome and mighty to save!
We look at the wickedness and immorality of the world and ask, "How can this be? How can God allow things to continue this way?" We are often plagued with personal difficulties and hardships and we ask, "Is it possible that God is not on the throne and instead, a random sequence of events, often saturated with unfairness, evil, and corruption is unfolding before us?" No. God is on the throne. He can stop and bound, and rule and overrule. The Lord can turn the hearts of men as He pleases. Their thoughts, will, and understanding, are in His hands -- and this not only to others, but intimately in our lives as well. He is the one who takes the heart of stone and turns it into a heart of flesh, receptive to what pleases Him -- His fear, His laws, His Spirit. There is nothing that escapes the hand and sovereign will of God.
For the righteous, that is, the one whom God loves and is pleased with, this is a comforting truth. For whether we are hated or persecuted, or loved and commended, we are by the promise of God, safe in His hands. He is awesome and mighty to save!
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