Writes Newton, “All shall work together for good: everything is needful that he sends; nothing can be needful that he withholds.”58 All of the sending and the withholding in our lives is managed by God for our ultimate flourishing. But do we believe it? “How happy are they who can resign all to him, see his hand in every dispensation, and believe that he chooses better for them than they possibly could for themselves!”59 The truth is that our peace depends on our sin being subdued, and Christ subdues our sin through the wisely chosen medicine called “trials.” Therefore, look upon him as a
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