I see fear in our Nation, but God says in I John 4:18, “18 There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect
(complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the
expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment]
is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of
God’s love].” Do
you live in God’s love? (I John 4:7-8).
My husband and I are 89 and
87. We are prime targets for
Coronavirus! But we live in God’s love and according to Jeremiah 29, He has
plans for us, not to harm us but for peace.
He will provide our safety IF we live in His love. It is sad to say some folks do not understand
God’s love. They do not have trust in
their hearts, and they do not live trust with others. Perhaps they have hardened their hearts as it
says in Isaiah 58:11. In this verse (“drought” means your heart has been harden
by the things that have come upon you). We are to live God’s agape love with each
other regardless of what has happened in our life.
As a Nation, we have to open up
this country for work and so important for worship. If I must remind you the First Amendment of
our Constitution, “Congress shall make no
law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of
grievances.” The Bible says in Romans13:1-2 tells us to obey the government God has set up. If the Governors are so
strict regarding the Coronavirus to prevent worshiping together, they are
acting in power or fear or both. Rather
than obeying those who want to prevent us for worshiping together, we always
obey the laws of God first.
We have a part; God has a
part. God’s part is Jeramiah 29 (promises
to Israel in Babylon and it is our
promise today), our part is to obey the rules of our government….wear a
mask; wash your hands often; do not touch your face, mouth, or eyes; and social
distancing. And any other rules to safe
guard our person. The horror to me is to
cause someone else to have Coronavirus.
“Many times, we have no control
over the circumstances and events in life but our refusal to speak doubt and
fear will keep our hearts more inclined to what God can do rather than what we
cannot.”[1]
When we face challenging times, we
are not to speak defeating words but to be obedient to God in all things. Our words can speak life or speak death.
(Proverbs 18:21)
God created and owns all things (IChronicles 29:11-12). He is in control! He has a part to our living, protection, and
to grow righteousness. We have a part (Colossians3:23-24) to be faithful, reading God’s Word for directions to all
challenges of life and obeying His precepts (a general rule intended to
regulate behavior or thought). Be always
in prayer for God’s direction, pray for each other, pray for those who are
arrogate and do not use common sense.
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