And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
128. How does God govern men with regard to their sins?
He suffers them to sin, sets limits to their sinning, and so guides the result that everything will be for their good who love Him.
Gen. 50:20. [R. V.] Ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.
129. Do we always understand the ways of God's providence?
No; His ways are often hidden from our eyes; but even then they are the kindest and best.
Isa. 55:8, 9. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
130. In whose care may you therefore safely leave yourself?