I heard this recently ,'We are all instruments of 'Divine Providence', that does not mean God is controlling us.God does not cause anyone to sin. We are not robots ,do we have a free will,no we don't,our sinful nature has affected our ability in the exercising of our will,plus Satan who has a very strong influence over us.2 Tim 2v26. What we do have is the ability to make choices,and so God in his sovereignty has not forsaken this planet because it His planet. He is the one who holds all things together,if He withdrew ,the world and all who are in would cease to exist. He rules and overrules in all things,according to His will.He is working out everything,with an end in view.People may ask why?, as regards so many things,but the fact is only God has all the answers.He is in control 24/7 ,His will , will prevail no one can stop it.A teacher wrote the following words on the blackboard,'God is nowhere', later a child went up and changed the words to,' God is now here'. When the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin went into space he is reported to have said,''I went into space ,but I did not encounter God'',(Although a friend said he did not utter those words,it was possible the Soviet authorities who did).You only encounter the true and only God by faith in Jesus,until that happens you are like that teacher, and those Soviet authorities.
'' For in Him we live and move
and have our being.''
Acts 17 v 28.
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