I am thinking these days on the providence of God,and how important it is never to loose sight of it..David Atkinson in his commentary on Ruth,says a number of helpful things,as to Gods providence. He contrasts the worlds view of things,whose eyes see only the flow and counter-flow of events and experience's,their minds can discern no pattern or meaning ,they have lost hold of,or never reached out to grasp,the hand of an unseen God who rules all,plans all, and whose purposes give meaning to history both on world and individual level.
He continues,/Christians have believed that God not only created the world so that we His creatures are dependent on Him for our exsistence,He also sustains and rules His world, so that we are continuously dependent on Him for life and breath and everything.
Now it is a wonderful truth,that as Christians we need to hold unto to,if we do we never feel that Jesus fails,but that He never, never fails.If we truly believe in Gods providence as revealed in scriptures,then we as David
Atkinson says,we will believe that God cares, rules,and provides.
A prayer
Dear God we worship You,we rejoice in sovereign power ,in working all things according to Your will,and for the good of Your people, in Jesus name Amen
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