by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
God has a way of working things out so that they point to His wondrous working. Everything — from good to bad, from happy to sad, from clear-cut to frustrating — how fathomless is the depth of His wisdom and working!<\/p>\n
Who else could take the disobedient failings of an entire people (the Israelites) and turn them into an occasion for mercy and inclusion for those who were not His people (Gentiles -us!)?<\/p>\n
Who else could take the circumstances of our own lives and use them, not only for His honor, but for our good?<\/p>\n
His thoughts and ways are far above ours, and He is the source, the agent, and the goal of all that is.<\/p>\n
“For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen<\/em>” (Romans 11:36).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Zeke Flores God has a way of working things out so that they point to His wondrous working. Everything — from good to bad, from happy to sad, from clear-cut to frustrating — how fathomless is the depth of His wisdom and working! Who else could take the disobedient failings of an entire people…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[1791,187],"class_list":["post-89538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-care","tag-providence"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1017,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-could-cornelius-be-righteous-if-all-of-mans-righteousness-are-filthy-rags-before-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":89538,"position":0},"title":"How could Cornelius be righteous if all of man’s righteousness are filthy rags before God?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hey Mr. Jeffrey, I'm having trouble in my understanding on a matter. 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