+I. In common with all His intellectual and moral creatures, God has a way, or plan of action.+ A skilful artificer has a _way_ by which he brings forth a certain result in a work of skill. His way is the out-come of his previous thought and purpose; he does not go about his work in uncertainty as to what he is going to do, or how he is going to do it. The architect proceeds to erect his building in accordance with a certain plan, in a certain _way_ before determined on. The public instructor has _ways_ of teaching which are the out-come of previous thought; he would otherwise work at random. Those who are leaders of others must think and teach within the limits of certain rules, in pursuance of some definite end, otherwise there could be no result from their teaching. God, the skilful Artificer and wise Architect of the material universe, the Great Instructor of men, is no exception to this rule. 1. He works in _nature_ according to a definite and pre-ordained rule or law. All that we see around us reveals Divine forethought and intention, proclaims that the Creator works for a definite end, that He walks in a pre-arranged way. He has a way, or method, of producing day and night, summer and winter, of developing the seed-corn into the full ear, of watering the earth by clouds, and so fitting it for the habitation of men. 2. He has a way in _Providence,_ and though here it is far more difficult than even in nature to trace His working or unravel His purposes, we know that He works in accordance with a definite plan for the accomplishment of a certain purpose, and that there is nothing of chance in the mysteries of life. A child may look on while his father is putting together the works of a watch, he cannot judge of the adaptation of certain processes and actions, but he knows that his father has made many watches before, and he judges from what _has been,_ of what _is,_ and what _shall be._ And so with God's way of providence, we cannot trace the way of His operation, we cannot see the issue of His actions while He is at work. The workings are too complicated for us to trace the adaptation of the means to the end. But from past results we conclude what will be the issue of His present dealings, from what _has been_ we know what _shall be,_ viz., that all will be seen to be part of a great plan or way of action, and that the verdict of the universe at last will be, "just and true are Thy ways, Thou king of saints" (Rev. xv. 3). Clouds and darkness have been around God's working in the past, but righteousness and justice have come out of the darkness, and so we know it ever shall be. 3. God has a _way_ of grace. Here His way is a way of forgiveness through a Divine Atoner, and of sanctification through a Divine Spirit, meeting human need if that human need is felt and confessed. The need of a man who has broken God's law must be felt and acknowledged before the way of forgiveness and restoration is brought into operation.