One year ago today, health officials in the United States confirmed COVID case number 1000.

A year ago today, what a year since, in uncertain times like the ones that we live in today,

it's especially relevant to ponder God's providence, the theme of Pastor John's new book

by that title, the reassuring truth of scripture is that God's sovereign decree governs

over everything, over every virus and over every nation and over every human ruler.

He does this to bring about his final purpose and end for his creation is such an awesome

doctrine when we can see it and delight in it can make a very deep and definite impact

in how we live our lives, even down to how we fulfill our mission on earth.

It's one of 10 implications Pastor John is focusing on in this little Wednesday series

on the podcast last time.

In episode 1595, we looked at how God's providence gives us the confidence.

The God has the right and the power to answer our prayers.

Providence gives us the confidence to pray.

That was implication number eight here now with implication number nine is Pastor John.

This ninth real life effect, real life benefit of believing firmly in the all embracing

providence of God is very closely related to the previous benefit concerning prayer.

There, back in that previous podcast, we turned the objection that prayer is pointless

if providence is true upside down and said no, no, no, in fact, the truth of providence

makes prayer powerful, not problematic.

Now I'm going to do the very same thing with evangelism and world missions that I did

with prayer.

So here is the ninth glorious life changing benefit of believing in the all embracing

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