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May 3, 2019 · My answer to the last question — “How much of our daily life is sovereignly directed by God?” — is all of it, down to the tying of your shoelaces and the brushing of your teeth, which I’ll try to show from the Bible in just a minute.
- How Is God Directing My Life?
There’s one way God sovereignly directs our lives that is...
- How Is God Directing My Life?
- Scripture. The Scripture is the primary means of divine guidance. The Bible is inspired, authoritative, inerrant, infallible—we often use these rich and meaningful words to describe the confidence we have in the Bible.
- The Holy Spirit. Not only did the Holy Spirit inspire men of old to write the Scriptures, through illumination He enables believers today to understand truth and He directs us in doing God’s will.
- Godly counsel. The Book of Proverbs makes a strong case for seeking the godly counsel of others: “Without guidance, a people will fall, but with many counselors there is deliverance” (11:14).
- Common sense. God gave us brains, and He expects us to use them to make sound judgments. Of course we must not lean on human understanding alone (Prov 3:5-6).
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- Finding Worshiplink
Let me just illustrate what I mean by that. God is a refuge in part by the way he counsels us. God’s being a refuge for you is not automatic. It is not mechanical. It is not like you pay zero attention to his word and his counsel and you simply find yourself safe. It doesn’t work like that. If you find yourself in danger — danger of harm, danger of...
How does his being a treasure for us relate to his being a counselor for us? You don’t only treasure God because of his character — he is righteous and just and true and gracious and loving and wise. You also treasure him because of his teachings, his words. Remember the soldiers who came back and the Pharisees said them, “Why didn’t you bring Jesu...
So, the first seven verses are first: “Preserve me, O God. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. Preserve me, O God.” And then four declarations and exultations: “You are my refuge, my safe place. You are my sovereign, my Lord. You hold my lot, and you are my treasure supreme. I have no good apart from you. And you are my counselor.” Now wh...
The Bible teaches that God is all knowing. He knows everything that has happened from the beginning of time and will happen to the end of time. God has planned some of the events in our life, but it is not true God has your life planned out in every detail. That is revealed in James 4:2-3. . . .
Sep 15, 2017 · How God Works. First, God works all things according to his will. Here’s Ephesians 1:11: “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.”. Let me say it again.
Jul 10, 2023 · For centuries, theologians have disagreed about God’s absolute control over everything, others emphasizing our freedom to act on our own. The reason they haven’t agreed is because the Bible teaches both God’s sovereignty and our human responsibility.
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Feb 9, 2018 · A: No, you aren’t right—and you should be glad you aren’t, because it means that God is concerned about everything that happens to us! It also means we can bring even the smallest concern to Him in prayer, knowing that He cares about us and watches over us.
