God's Government of the World. Pasche

"A man’s heart deviseth his way; but the Lord directeth his 

steps." Proverbs 16:9

   The world is not ruled by chance or blind circumstance, but the LOrd Omnipotent reigneth. And He governs the world according to a wise and good plan. His wisdom and justice and love in the government of the world should be our comfort. 

    Of God’s government of the world the psalm says: “The Lord looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of His habitation He looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashions their hearts alike; He considereth all their works.”     God is not unconcerned about the affairs on earth. Of all the millions of people not one escapes His all-seeing eye; nor is He an idle spectator, allowing man to do as he pleases, but He fashions the 

hearts of all, and all things and all the affairs of men are in His 

hands, subject to His control and direction.

    And His government extends even to the smallest and most 

trifling matters. He cares for the sparrows; one of them shall not 

fall to the ground without His permission. To the sparrows He 

stands but in the relation of the Creator to the creature; to us, 

however, He stands in the relation of a father to his children. 

     If the Creator cares for the minutest of His creatures, will He not 

care for us, His children, whom He has bought with a price?

    True, there are in this world wills other than God’s. The will 

of the devil, the world, and our flesh are powerful wills for evil. 

But the Lord reigns supreme. He defends us against all danger 

and guards and protects us from all evil. His kingdom rules 

over all. The storm and the sea obey Him. All creatures obey 

His mandates. His government is everywhere. Earth and sun and 

moon and stars do His pleasure. The Omnipotent reigneth. He 

governs the world. We may confidently say: “I will fear no evil, 

for Thou art with me.”