Divine Appointment Places People in Families

^⁵"A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation. ^⁶God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a dry land."

We sometimes speak about difficult circumstances into which people are born as "an accident of birth." Viewed from a divine perspective, however, our placement in a human family is no accident at all: it is a divine appointment. "God sets the solitary in families." Indeed, the protection and care that one receives in a family is so essential to human life that God says He will personally intervene on behalf of widows and orphans who lose the normal protection of a husband and father. When we are tempted to complain about our family, or suppose that our birth-circumstance would be better somewhere else, we need to regain this divine perspective. This is not to become passive or fatalistic about one's situation, nor is it to say this will cause an escape from sorrow or suffering. Nevertheless, we are reminded that the ultimate well-being of our human families rests upon the promise and care of our Father in heaven and that His sovereign and loving purpose will intervene for our benefit.

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