“Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men” (Prov. 22:29, esv). Notice how this works. What happens in the future—the standing before kings part—is in the hands of God. My work is in the hands of God also, but in a different sense (Eph. 2:10). So my responsibility is, so to speak, whatever is in front of me, there on my workbench or desk or counter. I should do a first-rate job with that, and other things will fall into place. And as they fall into place, it will not be the impersonal doing of Adam Smith’s invisible hand. Every
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