Working all things for Good
“He may not have ordered them, but He is in them somewhere, and He is in
them to compel, even the most grievous, to work together for our good. The
'second causes' of the wrong may be full of malice and wickedness, but faith
never sees second causes. It sees only the hand of God behind the second
causes. They are all under His control, and not one of them can touch us
except with His knowledge and permission. The thing itself that happens
cannot perhaps be said to be the will of God, but by the time its effects reach
us they have become God's will for us, and must be accepted as from His
hands.” Hannah Smith / God of all Comfort
“He may not have ordered them, but He is in them somewhere, and He is in
them to compel, even the most grievous, to work together for our good. The
'second causes' of the wrong may be full of malice and wickedness, but faith
never sees second causes. It sees only the hand of God behind the second
causes. They are all under His control, and not one of them can touch us
except with His knowledge and permission. The thing itself that happens
cannot perhaps be said to be the will of God, but by the time its effects reach
us they have become God's will for us, and must be accepted as from His
hands.” Hannah Smith / God of all Comfort