He's Got It All In Control

On February 4, 2021, I posted a video of us singing He's Got It All In Control at Beech Creek Assembly on January 24, seven days before Odie and I tested positive for COVID. We were amazed at the providence of God bringing such reassurance to us only days before we needed that reassurance so badly.

Little did we know what a blessing we had received from the LORD. In the next few days, weeks and months our lives were turned upside down, but God had already spoken peace into our hearts. He's Got It All In Control!

In the next few paragraphs, you can read what I wrote on February 4 about the wonderful service on January 24. Below that, I had added my thoughts today with the benefit of living through the next 10 months and knowing firsthand some of what God has done for our family.

After that, I have embedded the video again. I hope you enjoy.

February 4, 2021

We have posted us singing this song as part of revival services many times, but this one holds a special place in our hearts. Pastor Don Goodwin asked us to sing in the Sunday morning service on January 24 at Beech Creek Assembly and the Lord manifested Himself in the service. Hopefully, it was a special moment to the church, but I know that it was a special moment for our family.

God was speaking right into our souls and we had no idea how much we would need this assurance in our current place in life. This is a live service, warts and all, and it is a little lengthy, but I hope you will give it a chance. 

I believe you will be able to sense God encouraging us in a great and might way. By the following Sunday morning, Odie and I were sick. This was our last public worship service before we got sick and we were incredibly and I would say providentially prepared for what was to come. 

It is plain to see that many, many people are carrying and facing far tougher things than we are right now, but this is our current trouble. The fact that others have it worse provokes compassion in us, but it does not lessen the weight on our hearts in our own difficulty. There is something that does lessen that weight though. It is this fact, He's Got It All In Control.

The way God spoke to us in this service while we were ministering to others is an incredible testament to God's tender watch care and preplanning for us! Hallelujah!

January 18, 2022

I posted the words above on February 4, 2021. By that evening, fever was raging through my body and I was going down fast. Five days after posting this, I was suffocating and needed supplemental oxygen.

Long story short, we were off the road 203 days and I was on supplemental oxygen for over ten months. When we did go back on the road at the end of August I was as weak as water and I needed God's strength each moment. It was not until the end of October that I felt like I was turning the corner for the good.

YET, I want you to know this more than anything. God walked with us every single step of the way. He was so near us and became more dear to us each moment. For three solid months, I could reach my hand for God above my head and the presence of the Lord would saturate me. He overwhelmed me with His Spirit for over 90 days. Hallelujah!

God provided for us in ways that were as miraculous as God sending bread and flesh twice a day to Elijah! It was absolutely incredible! Please trust me when I say, God proved over and over and over again, He really does have it all in control!

We posted this with the permission of Pastor Don Goodwin and we appreciate them allowing us to do so. Here is the link to a page where you will find this service and many others in their entirety. www.facebook.com/beechcreekag/ 

He's Got It All In Control 

Written by Archie Paul Jordon

Universal Music Publishing Group

Thank you for joining us today.

Davy