ALLOW OR CAUSE?

Does the LORD God allow events, good or bad, to happen with His permissive will…or is He the first cause of every event, good or bad, according to His eternal purpose and will?  And just to be clear, we may experience the events as good or bad, but in reality, they are all good, for our God is good, and can only do good!  

And as always, we must go to Scripture for the truth concerning any matter, and not to our own thoughts, ideas, or opinions – “Yea, let God be true, but every man a liar” (Romans 3:4).  The following verses plainly and clearly declare that our Sovereign God is the first cause of all events in this world and the universe, heaven and hell included.

“Then will I cause to cease….” 

–Jeremiah 7:34

“I also will do this unto…and cause sorrow of heart…” -Leviticus 26:16

“He will cause him to come near unto him…” –Numbers 16:5

“The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten…” –Deuteronomy 28:25

“The King hearkened not unto the people

 for the cause was from the LORD…” 

–I Kings 12:15

“Cause me to hear…cause me to know the way…” –Psalms 143:8

“I will cause him to fall by the sword…” 

– Isaiah 37:7

“There I will cause thee to hear My words…” – Jeremiah 18:2

“But though He cause grief, yet…” 

– Lamentations 3:32

“And I will cause them to lie down, saith the LORD God…" –Ezekiel 34:15

 

It truly does bring the believer great comfort to know that we, all people, and all things, are in the hands of God our Savior…including the salvation of the sinner writing this article, and every sinner the Lord has saved… “Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment” (Zechariah 3:4). 

 

-preacher Brian DuFour

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