Welcome back to the podcast, well, why does it sometimes seem that our worship is thinning

out over time and why does it seem the church worship grows flat over time as well?

These are realities we all face at some point and they lead us to consider the first implication

of seeing and savoring the providence of God.

With the release of Pastor John's new book Providence, for the next several weeks we are

considering reasons why the providence of God, this precious doctrine that we hold so

dear, by its essential to how we live out our daily Christian lives.

Last Wednesday we opened this new series in episode 1571, looking at why we must live

aware of God's providence, now we get very specific.

There are ten real life effects and implications of this doctrine on our lives.

Here with implication number one is Pastor John.

The question we are posing is this, what are the real life effects of knowing and loving,

seeing and savoring, the all pervasive, all embracing providence of the ever wise, ever

just, ever merciful God of Scripture?

That's our question.

And my first answer is this, seeing and savoring this providence awakens and sustains, wonder

and awe and holy reverence and the kind of crumbling joy that leads us into the depth

of true God-centered Christ-exalting Bible-saturated worship.

How many times have people asked us on this podcast about their lukewarmness, about how

inadequate their affections are for God, about how passion and zeal and joy could possibly

be rekindled?

And now I'm asking, do you know him?

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