What a world we live in!

Like the rest of the world, I have watched the unfolding pandemic crisis with interest.  I’ve read the stories about it being a Chinese plot to destroy America.  And then there’s the rumor that the billionaires of the world got together and decided the population was getting too large and they needed to reduce the numbers worldwide, so they unleashed this plague upon the world.  Or how about the one that says the U. S. took vials of this deadly substance and released it in China?  My personal favorite is the rumor that it is a biological weapon designed to eliminate the weak, infirm, and elderly — a ‘survival of the fittest’ kind of weapon.  And there are others, but who wants to repeat all of that speculation and feed the demon fear.

I know there are plenty of people who don’t believe in God.  And there are plenty of people who believe in God but not in the devil, demons, or hell.  Amazing, on all counts.

I am particularly amazed when I see people who profess to be Christian operating in fear and panic in these trying times.  God has not given us a Spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and a sound mind.  (2 Timothy 1:7)   So if God has not give us the fear, who do you suppose is pushing it upon mankind?

Here is what I know from Holy Scripture:  Satan (the devil, Beelzebub, Lucifer, etc.) came to steal, kill and destroy.  Jesus Christ came to destroy the works of the enemy (the one mentioned in the previous sentence).  So if Jesus Christ, savior of all mankind, came to destroy the works of the enemy, why is the enemy still in there pitching and causing panic around the world?  Simple, right?  Because mankind, in his own infinite stupidity, refuses to accept that Jesus Christ is who He says He is.  So Christ continues to give mankind — every single person — a chance to accept Him and His finished work before it is too late (too late being the day He returns for His own and everyone else gets left behind).

I want to encourage you today, first and foremost, to accept the finished work of Jesus Christ (if you haven’t already) and, secondly, to walk in faith, not fear during these next few weeks.  Yes, it looks bad to our natural eyes, but God is bigger than any virus, any plague, any biological weapon, and any government entity. GOD will get us through this.  LEAN on Him, not your own understanding, (Proverbs 3:5  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding).  Watch miracles take place.

Isaiah 41:10  Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.