“Who is in charge? God rules and guides the entire universe by His invisible hand. We call this the providence of God. The English word providence comes from two Latin words that mean “to see over.” God is the overseer of all things. He not only sees all but guides all. He steers all things to bless His people (Romans 8:28). The sovereign God carries out all the details of His predestination through providence, and without predestination there can be no providence. He planned the work and worked the plan.”
The chapter is divided into seven subsections.
God provides for the universe. Three paragraphs. God created, sustains, cares, provides, upholds, preserves, keeps His universe.
Care for His creation. Five paragraphs. Numerous examples and Scripture references.
The law of creation. Four paragraphs. Many great scientists in history rightly acknowledged the Creator and Provider of all and expressly stated that God is the foundation of all science (Isaac Newton, Blaise Pascal, James Clerk Maxwell, Michael Faraday, et al).
Causality and Concurrence. Four paragraphs. God is the uncaused First Cause.
Ordinary and Extraordinary Providence. Five paragraphs. Ordinary providence is the usual way God governs creation through the laws of nature and science. Miracles are God’s special providence.
Providence with Purpose. One paragraph. God has an ultimate purpose in providence.
Conclusion. The Puritan John Flavel wrote a delightful book entitled The Mystery of Providence.
