Divine Providence

[Job 5:9] Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
[Which doeth great things - No work, however complicated, is too deep for His counsel to plan; none, however astonishing, is too great for His power to execute. He who is upright is always safe in referring his cause to G-d, and trusting in Him.
Marvellous - Which though common, and therefore neglected and despised, yet are matter of wonder to the wisest men? The works of nature are mysteries: the most curious searches come far short of full discoveries: and the works of Providence are still more deep and unaccountable.
He recommends to his consideration G-d's almighty power and sovereign dominion. In general, He doeth great things, great indeed, for He can do any thing, He does all according to the counsel of His own will - great indeed, for the operations of his power are:
1. Unsearchable, and such as can never be understand, can never be found out from the beginning to the end, Ecc. 3:11. The works of nature are mysterious; the most curious searches come far short of full discoveries and the wisest philosophers have owned themselves at a loss. The designs of Providence are much more deep and unaccountable, Rom. 11:33.
2. Numerous, and such as can never be reckoned up. He does great things without number; His power is never exhausted, nor will all His purposes ever be fulfilled till the end of time.
3. They are marvelous, and such as never can be sufficiently admired; eternity itself will be short enough to be spent in the admiration of them.
[10] Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
[Rain - which, because it is a common thing, we are apt to look upon as a little thing, but, if we duly consider both how it is produced and what is produced by it, we shall see it to be a great work of both power and goodness. That there is something wonderful, as indeed there is in the rise of it from the earth, in the strange hanging of that heavy body in the air, and in the distribution of it as G-d sees fit; and how much more in the hidden paths of Divine Providence?
G-d doeth great things in the kingdom of nature: He gives rain upon the earth, put here for all the gifts of common providence, all the fruitful seasons by which He fills our hearts with food and gladness, Acts 14:17.]
How great is our G-d that does great work! Lets not take Him for granted but to remember to always thank Him for His goodness!

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Seasoned Warrior said...

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