*1.* “Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” *2* “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.” *3* “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” *4* “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will. The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.”