The best Lord' day you can turn to as an example that illustrates and proves that "doctrine is LIFE!" Everything in my life is purposeful and is the hand of our Mighty God who upholds, governs, and controls ALL things! He created and governs His/the entire universe that works together for His glory and they are all good!

Meaning: Talking about a theological term and no better meaning than we find in this Lord's day. it cannot be what the dictionary defines, but God does as He wills. History is the unfolding of His good pleasure and God is NOT reactive. There are no probabilities in my life and all things work out for my good. We are not deists who believe that God created the world and just sits back and lets it go. Scripture speaks to the contrary in the doctrine of providence. Look at Jacob for just one single example. God directs, opens and closes doors, and works ALL things even as we seek our His will in our lives! God asked Israel "Who does all these things?" It is the almighty, all present, power of God whereby He directs all things in your life and mine! Read the Lord's day. ALL in God's control!

Scope: He directs all things. Every perfect gift flows from the Father of Lights. Nothing is exempt from the providence of God. Many in scripture struggle with this very fact. Asaph asked "Why do the wicked prosper?" Jacob asked "are all these things against me?" Joseph wondered if the Lord was against him. We see God's good pleasure and providential care in scripture as some meant things for evil when God turned it for good! His good! We too struggle with this as creatures...but what is really in our control? Absolutely nothing is! It is all from the hand of the Mighty God. No matter if we deem it negative or positive it is all grace unto us and He controls all things in our life!

Applied: When we understand that we will be thankful, patient, and we will trust.

Thankful- "When you reap of the vineyards that you did not plant remember the Lord thy God" Israel! We too, often times forget God and He calls us back to learn that we must trust Him and in Him alone.

Patient- When we meet adversity we do not thank Him thinking "the deck is stacked against us" instead of waiting on the will of the Lord in our lives that we WILL see either in this world or in the next when we go to heaven!

Trust- He is our Father and all things are designed for our good and His glory. We put our trust in Him as He leads us. Oh, sometimes in ways we do not appreciate or understand but nevertheless knowing it is His way to take us to glory!