God in His infinite power¹ and wisdom, does² dispose all things to the end for which they were created; that neither good nor evil befalls any by chance, or without His providence;³ and that whatsoever befalls the elect, is by His appointment, for His glory, and their good.⁴

1. Job 38:11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?  ↩︎
2. Ecclesiastes 3:14 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him. Isaiah 46:10–11 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.  ↩︎
3. Exodus 21:13 But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee. Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord. Mark 10:29–30 Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life. ↩︎
4. Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.  ↩︎