A Primer on Providence

Many years ago, several ladies from this church attended some meetings conducted by Verna Berkey. Several ladies had plaques from those meetings which I still see time to time in the houses I visit. These plaques simply contained the words of 1 Timothy 6:15 in the Philips’ translation, “God is the Blessed Controller of all things.” As I understand it, these words were the core of what Verna Berkey taught. In fact, these words sum up in one simple sentence what providence is all about.

If we are to see providence in a nutshell, perhaps the best place to see it is in one of the most familiar verses in the New Testament – Romans 8:28. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” As we explore this verse together we will see it in two parts.

I. The Recipient of the Promise
II. The Wonder of the Promise