You're listening to a bonus episode of the Daily Article podcast, presented by the Denison

Forum and featuring Dr. Jim Denison.

Hi, this is Jim Denison with Denison Ministries, and this is the special edition daily article

for March 17th, 2020.

We begin with this note.

Welcome to our first special edition

daily article responding to the coronavirus pandemic. I'll record a podcast like this each weekday

afternoon as we look at a breaking news story in the context of biblical encouragements to fear not.

In these days it's vital that we fight fear with faith. I hope these special editions

will be a source of biblical hope for you. President Trump and the coronavirus task force

held another press conference today as the pandemic spreads across the U.S. Treasury Secretary

Stephen Mnuchin said that the White House was asking Congress to approve a massive emergency rescue package

to help businesses and taxpayers. This after stocks fell yesterday in the worst day for the market

since 1987's Black Monday, the New York Times reports, quote, not since the attacks of September 11,

2001, has a crisis enveloped so much of the economy so quickly. If you're like most

Americans, you're worried not just about the global economy or the national outlook, but about

your personal finances and retirement accounts, but we're not the first followers of Jesus

to have such fears. Paul founded the Philippian Church in the face of great opposition. He and Silas were beaten

and imprisoned before they were released and asked to leave the city. The congregation they left faced the

threat of similar political and religious persecution. Many must have worried about their financial

security and their futures. To them the apostlele offered these transformational words in Philippians

4-6. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with

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