Genesis 42:35–38
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that has declared war on reality. At the heart of this rebellion is a flat refusal to believe that the world is governed. The modern mind wants a universe that is either a cosmic accident, a great swirling chaos of particles and probabilities, or, if there is a god, he must be a well-meaning but impotent bystander, wringing his hands on the sidelines of history. But the God of Scripture is neither accidental nor impotent. He is the absolute sovereign, and His providence is meticulous, total, and inescapable. This is a hard truth, and it is most severely tested not in the philosophy classroom, but in the crucible of personal suffering. It is one thing to affirm the doctrine of providence when the sun is shining and the sacks are full. It is another thing entirely when the darkness descends, when loss piles upon loss, and when the evidence of your senses seems to scream that God has either forgotten you or turned against you.