Judges 6:23
The LORD said to him, “Peace to you, do not fear; you shall not die.”
I must write again on the Corona virus, or more to the point, the spread of the virus. I have been amazed at the reaction to this virus. It seems that the reaction has been stronger than with previous contagious diseases. This has moved me to tell you one thing which feeds and spreads the virus at least as much as any other factor. Fear.
Fear is fueling the spread of Covid 19. One of my friends brought up a good point recently. The Corona virus has a name and every name must bow to the name of Jesus. Jesus is the pinnacle. He and his name are the highest things in this or any other universe. Everything, including Covid 19, must bow to Jesus, but fear is powerful.
Do you remember that Job realized that his dread had drawn the very thing he feared to him? He finally learned that faith in the Father overcomes fear and all its contaminates. Faith presides over the faithful and there is no fear in faith.
Whose banner are we flying? Even as Christians we may find ourselves falling in fear rather than standing in faith. You’ve got to say, “This virus shall not touch me or my family. We are immune to its effects.” No disease, no pestilence or plague has any right to touch your body. I don’t expect you to be foolish. Wash your hands, but tell other people and yourself that your God is bigger than any virus this planet has ever bred. Let faith words come out of your mouth. Say, “God’s protection is over my family and Father, I thank you that no disease can come near my family.” You have a promise of health. Use it! Don’t just sit and be a passive victim. Speak! You gotta say something. What will you say? Will they be fear words or faith words?
This is a great evangelical opportunity. Share the love of God. Give people the good news. Dig out some protection verses and some healing verses and make a stand. You know, you can go to our website and run a search and find lots of verses and support.
I am telling you, fear is spreading this virus. Control the fear and you will control the virus. Control the fear and you will eliminate the virus. Let the people of faith stand up and say something. My God is bigger than a virus. He is salvation to all people. Will we be counted in this time of crisis or will we be silent? May the earth tremble with our united voice. Our God, Yahweh, is King. He presides over all and everything that is named must bow to Him. He is health. He is wellness and there is no fear in Him.
I shall not fear! Will you encourage someone today with your bold faith?
Ivey: Thank you for your “stand”. We just received e-mail from Ardmore Baptist (my church), and First Baptist that all services are called off for Sunday, Wednesday, and all meetings. I will just stay at home and try to understand, because I lam Old, but I honestly think that there is a little too much Panicking going on. We will just continue to trust our GOD. I hope the “Y” does not close the doors too.
Thank You…… Margaret and Arnold
Thank you Margaret. It is nice to hear the voice of someone who is sane. Of course, now the Y has closed too. It is sad and I think we are caving in to fear but it is hard to be the one business that does not close. Of course, this is going to make it quite hard on the Y’s budget. Well, I am with you. We shall trust our God. In the meantime, I will keep writing and posting to give people some good news to hang on to. Thank you for your “Stand.”