Bibledoorajar: Providence and Illumination

What in me is dark, illumine, what is low, raise and  support, that to the height of this great argument I will assert eternal Providence, and justify the ways of God to men.                                              John Milton Not everyone believes in the providence of God, but the Bible is very clear that God is at work in the lives of His servants and "arranges" life experiences to illuminate His will for their lives and to protect and raise the bar of their ethical living. To this end, He was quite aware when His selected, Moses,  fled the country of Egypt. Fleeing, he wound up in the land of Midian near seven shepherd girls who were having trouble with some ne'er-do-wells. Moses took all of the guys on by himself and won. This, of course, made quite an impression on the girls who were the daughters of Reuel. Reuel was also  impressed by the stranger's actions on behalf of his daughters so much that he sent them back to bring him home for some hospitality. This "coincidence" put Moses where God would leave him for quite a while. He even gained a wife out of the deal: Zipporah. In our family, we have a saying if we have complications some how. We say God knew what was best and prevented us from doing what we thought we were going to do. It makes sense to us to justify God's providence in our lives. How about you?  See Romans 8:28.