From our limited vantage point, our lives are marked by an endless series of contingencies. We frequently find ourselves, instead of acting as we planned, reacting to an unexpected turn of events. We make plans but are often forced to change those plans. But there are no contingencies with God. Our unexpected, forced change of plans is a part of His plan. God is never surprised; never caught off guard; never frustrated by unexpected developments. God does as He pleases and that which pleases Him is always for His glory and our good.
Jerry BridgesGod is worthy of my loving obedience because of who He is, not because of what he does.
Jerry BridgesGod makes provision for our holiness, but He gives us the responsibility of using those provisions.
Jerry BridgesGodโs plan and His ways of working out His plan are frequently beyond our ability to fathom and understand. We must learn to trust when we donโt understand.
Jerry Bridges