And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Remember, when God is executing His plan in our lives, He also designs and arranges events which continue to unfold until His purpose is revealed.
Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned.
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
No man need go blindly to destruction, for God has given him guidance and power of seeing whither he goes.
There is an old saying that all roads lead to Rome. It seems the administration so often clearly believes that no matter what the evidence was at any particular time, essentially everything led to Saddam Hussein.
The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that greater power Who guides the unfolding of the years. And in all that is to come, we can know that His purposes are just and true.
The Lord has a plan. We always think the plans are A, B, C and D, and everything is going to be perfect for us and it may not be that way, but it's still his plan.
Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.
When it is not in our power to follow what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.
Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him in mind. He was not planned.