He Does ALL Things Well

I have been so excited to write this blog since I received the devotional from "grace gems" last week. There are some things in God's economy that send my mind into a whirlwind because no matter how hard I try to comprehend them, well, I just can't. One of those is the providence of God. Isn't it amazing how God works in the lives of His children?! It excites me every time I think about it. I can sit down and think back on the last 24 years of my life and see God's providential hand in so many things, some of which I totally understand now, and some of which I don't fully grasp, but know and trust happened because of His providence. I guess you could call those a mystery.


I think I get so intrigued by providence because I am a very curious person by nature. I like to KNOW, and I like to try and put all the pieces together and figure out what's going on in every situation. God, in His love for me however, has decided that in order to humble me and keep me dependent upon Him, the way I figure out things will never be the way they really are, well most of the time anyway. You see, He wants us, His kids, to remember Romans 8:28 constantly, in EVERY situation and outcome of life-"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God--to those who are the called according to His purpose." Easier said than trusted. His providential hand is enacting EVERY event of your life, down to the smallest detail to make it WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD for you. What good? The Christ likeness He is molding you into.

The original language in this passage is quite unique. When Paul says we "KNOW" he is speaking in definitive terms. It isn't an "I hope so" or "most of the time" it is a FOR SURE. When he says "ALL" it is comprehensive from the largest to the smallest, EVERYTHING! And as the great puritan John MacDuff said, "And they all work together in the most complete and beautiful harmony. The various wheels in the great machine of divine Providence, may appear to be opposed to each other; and yet every movement is directed by infinite wisdom, and tends to the accomplishment of the end proposed. And what is that end? "For good to those who love God." What an incredible Truth! This reality, although incomprehensible, should drive us to our knees in worship and leave our hearts at peace, in rest, trusting the all powerful and perfectly sovereign and GOOD God!

Providence is a glorious reality, a precious promise that we as believers can cling to in a world or even a life that seems to be filled with confusion and broken puzzle pieces. God is at work, ALWAYS, and in EVERYTHING, for YOUR GOOD!

"And when the books will be opened;
and when all the mysteries of Providence will be solved;
and when the whole of our own history will be explained;
and when all the turnings of the wilderness will be accounted for;
and when all the dangers to which we have been exposed will be made clear;
oh, we shall then be astonished beyond measure! And if its greatness will allow us to give expression thereto--our adoring cry will also be, "He has done all things well!""