“Relax, you’re in better hands than you should be,” quipped Monroe Kelly (Ernie Hudson) to Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh) in the sci-fi/action/adventure film based on the Michael Crichton’s book of the same name, “Congo” (1995). The concept is Someone who is well capable of intervening in our circumstances to accomplish His purposes, when they happen to coincide with our purpose, regardless of difficulty, cost, sociopolitical circumstances, etc. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28 KJV). Praise be to the Only Being Who Commands All Things for Our Good!
Providence
Providence Not Fatalism
Christian disciples believe in God’s superintending Providence, not fatalism. Providence is God’s unseen hand ordering, intervening, shepherding, and directing until prophetic fulfillment of His will. Fatalism is uncontrollable hopelessness, where it doesn’t matter what I do, think, or understand. “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine” (John 10:11-14 KJV).
Belief in Creation in 17th Century Thought
Belief in creation in 17th century thought fueled the rise of modern science. Christianity’s belief in an omnipotent, precise, and predictable Creator compelled Galileo, Newton, and Boyle. Instead of questioning if Christianity really motivated the rise of modern science, a better question would be, why just then did the Almighty allow it? “But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another” (Psalm 75:7 KJV).
We Need A Miracle 