The doctrine of God's Providence is the theme of Pastor John's new book by that title,

Providence.

The glorious truth that God governs over everything in this universe has always been true,

but for us to see and savor God's Providence, we must learn this glorious truth for ourselves,

from what God has revealed to us in His Word.

And when we see it and embrace it as true and glorious, this doctrine makes a very definite

impact in our lives.

So on Wednesdays, on the podcast, Pastor John is celebrating those real life impacts that

this doctrine makes on our lives, total of 10 implications he wants to address.

Last time, in episode 1580, we looked at how God's design for all things in Providence

brings meaning to all of life.

In God's design of all things, no part of life is made meaningless.

What was implication number three here now with implication number four is Pastor John.

The fourth effect, real life effect of seeing and savering, grasping and cherishing,

the reality of God's all-pervading, all-embracing Providence is that it goes a long way to protecting

us from the trivializing effects of contemporary culture and from the widespread habit of trifling

with great things, even divine things.

Tony, I don't know how many people who are listening right now will resonate like I do with

this precious effect of feeling the weight and the wonder of the Providence of God.

One of the reasons this is so significant for me is that I have felt over the years

that the greatest threat to my soul is not committing adultery against my wife or embezzling

money from some ministry or even a sudden throwing away of my faith and becoming an advocate

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