We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
It has been well said that there are no “coincidences” in this world, only “God-incidents.” Nothing happens outside of the sovereign will of Almighty God. If a sparrow does not fall to the ground apart from His will, and even the outcome of a roll of the dice is determined by the Lord (Proverbs 16:33), then we can be assured that everything is happening according to His perfect plan and purpose.
God has left absolutely nothing to “chance.” Rather, He has left it all to Christ, who is the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Author and the Perfecter of our faith. Hebrews 1:3 tells us that “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.”
Our finite minds simply cannot fully plumb the depths of how God, in His perfect providence, is controlling all things for His glory and our eternal good. Yet we must affirm the divine truth that “From Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever” (Romans 11:36 NASB). This truth empowers us to move through life with a confidence that is rooted in the One who accomplishes everything according to the counsel of His will, through His perfect wisdom, perfect power, perfect holiness, perfect goodness, perfect mercy, perfect grace, and perfect love, to name just a few of His perfections.
Let us hold fast to the promise of our Scripture verse for today. Regardless of what we encounter throughout this day and every day on our way into glory, we can rest assured that God is in control of it all and is using it all for His glory and our good. Remember, we need not fear what the future holds, because we know the One who holds it. As we receive, rest in, and thank God for His providence in our lives, let us leave the false notion of “coincidence” to the unbelieving world. There are only God-incidents, and He is working all of them for the good of those who love Him.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 