Consider the Hand of God

Ultimately with R.C. Sproul

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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The sovereign rule of God is manifested just as much in tragedy as it is in prosperity. Today, R.C. Sproul calls us to reflect on the providence of God in every circumstance, including our pain and sorrow, so that we may mature in wisdom.

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0:00.0	This may be the best kept secret of Christendom.
0:03.0	God's hand is in affliction.
0:10.0	God's sovereignty is manifest in the dark side of life.
0:24.2	Think about the work of God.
0:26.2	Don't just observe it.
0:30.1	We can observe his handiwork everywhere we look.
0:31.8	We see the handiwork of God.
0:35.2	But this calls for consideration.
0:41.9	And to consider something means to evaluate it, to think about it, to seek its meaning, to arrive at some kind of understanding. And that's what we're supposed to do.
0:48.5	We're supposed to observe the work of God that we might come to a better understanding
0:53.7	of the character of God and of the nature of God. we might come to a better understanding of the character of God and of the
0:56.0	nature of God. We have to learn, beloved, how to think theological. In the day of prosperity,
1:04.5	be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider, for surely God has appointed the one as well as the other.
1:15.6	Let me say that again. Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other.
1:23.6	This may be the best kept secret of Christendom.
1:29.3	This really speaks to the matter of the sovereignty of God.
1:34.7	And what we're called to do in wisdom is to consider the work of God.
1:42.8	Not just the creation, but the work of God in history. This is a call to reflection
1:51.1	on the providence of God. Because who is the author of all things mirthful, all things that count for joy, but God. And we, you know, have a tendency
2:06.1	to say, oh, my confidence in God is strengthened when things happen to me that are enjoyable,
2:13.9	when good things happen to me. And my lips want to spew forth Thanksgiving and praise to God.
2:21.3	Thank you, God, for this wonderful thing. And we tend to be able to see the hand of Providence
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