God’s sovereignty over men’s affairs is not compromised even by the reality of sinORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.ORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in theORD”RSV).
and evil in the world. It is not limited to the good acts of men or the pleasant
events of nature. The wind belongs to God whether it comforts or whether it kills.
For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.
Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the
seas and all deeps. He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the
earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind
from his storehouses. (Psalm 135:5–7)
Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the
seas and all deeps. He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the
earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind
from his storehouses. (Psalm 135:5–7)
In the end, one must finally come to see that if there is a God in heaven,
there is no such thing as mere coincidence, not even in the smallest affairs of
life: “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD"
(Proverbs 16:33). Not one sparrow “will fall to the ground without your Father’s
will” (Matthew 10:29, John Piper - Desiring God
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