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The Providence Of God
Contributed by Rick Chapman on Dec 22, 2022 (message contributor)
Summary: 1- PLAN OF GOD 2- PURPOSE OF GOD 3- PROMISE OF GOD
THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD
1- PLAN OF GOD
2- PURPOSE OF GOD
3- PROMISE OF GOD
I remember back a few years ago Bro. Joe Arthur was telling this story about him being at a camp meeting.
He said that this church they were in was fancy, I mean you are talking about real fancy, everything in it was polished and shiny and glittery.
Members there drove fancy cars and wore fancy cloths and Bro. Joe and Bro Lance Carpenter didn’t even know why they were invited there.
He just guessed everyone else cancelled on them because he was just a redneck in this fancy place.
Bro. Joe noticed that three woman came walking in, they were three ladies, one was the mom and the other two were her daughters. If you had ever had the pleasure hearing them or seeing them you know what I mean.
You see these ladies come out from the hill here in Alabama. I mean deep in those woods too! They don’t wear fancy clothes or fancy hairdo’s or even a fancy car.
These three ladies are about as plain as you can get here.
Well Bro. Lance was called up to sing and as he got to the microphone, he said, “ I believe the Lord wants the Henderson’s to come up here and sing tonight”
Bro Joe said a man was sitting next to him and this guy had five (5) earned degrees from a university. I mean there was so much education that he just got uncomfortable. Remember Bro. Joe is just a redneck and he just can’t help it.
So Bro. Lance called on the Henderson’s.
That old fancy educated crowd eyeballed them as they got up to sing. Everything they sing they sing a- Capella, meaning they don’t need no music playing.
That Mama threw back her head and let out the first line of that song, “There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus”, them two daughters join right in there with their mama, and that man with those 5 degrees sitting right there next to him, he got up and ran around that place about 5 times, he shouted, he was a praising God….listen about 50 people started shouting too.
And Bro Joe said to himself…” That right there is against everything that this world says you got to have to be happy”
I want to tell you this, The Holy Ghost made the difference, I said the Holy Ghost made the difference.
Don’t ever let some knot head preacher talk you out of singing about Heaven, glory to God…sing about it!
This generation I preach to needs to hear a whole lot about it.
Because we are living in the nasty here and now.
And thank God for the sweet bye and bye.
When you have the Holy Ghost in you, when you see reality, you hookup to that which is not real, you don’t really want to hook up to that, you just endure that.
You may not enjoy it, but you endure it.
Today I want to read this text here and just testify for a few minutes.
9 - A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
5 - My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6 - He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved.
7 - In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 - Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
I want to use for a subject – The Providence of God.
I’m glad God knows all about me, he knows all about you too. He knows where we are in the storms, the adversities and the falls, the uprisings, he knows all of this.
WE some time think God does not have a plan for us when thing are happening in our lives that seems there is not a light at the end of the tunnel.
But God knows all that and he cares.
Our problem may just be a sovereign affliction, you realize that is coming from a providential hand of God. That doesn’t work by afterthoughts but works by forethought!
Sometimes we need to understand this was sent by a loving God to mature your faith in him as God.
When God gets through with his plan and his purpose, I will understand His promise.
God can take beauty and bring that beauty out of the ashes.
God can get glory out of gloom.
God can bring victory out of defeat.
The worse thing that has ever happened to us in the providence and plan of the Almighty God, it can be turned out to be one of the greatest things that has ever happened to us.
