Uncertainty and the COVID-19

Human beings like certainty. We are hard-wired to want to know what is happening when and to notice things that feel threatening to us. When things feel uncertain or when we don’t generally feel safe, it’s normal to feel stressed. This very reaction, while there to protect us, can cause all sorts of havoc when there is a sense of uncertainty and conflicting information around us. Because of the recent Coronavirus pandemic, this is a time of uncertainty. Nations across the globe have imposed travel restrictions. We are only allowed to shop for necessities as infrequently as possible. We are instructed to use delivery services instead of venturing out. A large majority of our population has been advised to work from home and even home-school our children. People cannot meet with family or loved ones who do not live with them. Churches are closed. Weddings have been canceled, baptisms canceled, sporting events virtually shut down. But in the midst of all this unpredictability, we do not have to be afraid because we can know for certain nothing will harm us. As believers in Jesus Christ, as members of HIS family, we have His promise of protection against this virus.

This blog will remind the followers of Christ of just that!

Remember in the Old Testament, Exodus 12:23 specifically, when the angel of death was to be released to strike down the Egyptians but that there was protection only to God's people that would cause the angel of death to pass over them and them only? What was it? Let's refer to scripture: Exodus 12:21-23 "Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb. Take a bunch of hyssops, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning. When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and He will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down." What spared some and not others? It was THE BLOOD of the Passover Lamb sprinkled on the top and sides of the doorframes of the believers that spared their lives when death came into their "neighborhood." I want you to see the connection between then, and the angel of death, destruction, and interruption now known as COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

In Exodus 12, the symbol used against death and destruction was the blood from a "Passover lamb." In the New Testament, Jesus is called the PASSOVER LAMB in 1 Corinthians 5:7. Jesus was and is the sacrificial LAMB, who was slain, and whose blood saves us from death (John 1:29). Now, it's interesting to note that the Bible tells us "life is in the blood" Leviticus 17:11 "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul." In the Old Testament, lambs were sacrificed and their blood used as atonement for sin. Today, it is Jesus' LIFE Blood needed to save you. HE IS YOUR PROTECTOR AND SHIELD. Jesus said, "Drink my Blood," did He not? HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY DO THAT? How can we drink Jesus' blood?? John 6:53, "Jesus said to them, "Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you." His blood = LIFE! Follow me now! Jesus also said, The words that I speak are spirit and they are life" (John 6:63). JESUS WORDS ARE LIFE! His spoken words are protection if you dwell in Him, but you must dwell in Him. His words must live in you. His words are powerful. His spoken words can literally move a mountain IF you'll only believe (Matthew 21:21). Those who dwell in Him (and He in them) have the power of His spoken word over death, destruction, illness, and anything meant to harm us, including the Coronavirus! He promised these things in Psalm 91. It's a beautiful promise to the believer. Let's go over it. Every practicing, obedient believer should believe and recite this prayer daily and the Coronavirus will not come near you!

1. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (you must live in Him, dwell in His Word and you will find rest/peace.)

2. This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God, and I trust him. (He is your only refuge. Your only place to be safe.)

3. He will rescue me from every trap and protect me from deadly disease. He will cover me with his feathers. He will shelter me with His wings. His faithful promises are my armor and protection. (Like a mother hen that outstretches her wings to protect her young, so too will the Lord cover you. What He has promised the believer through His Word you can bank on! His words are your armor; your protection. USE THEM!)

4. I will not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. Though a thousand fall at my side and ten thousand die all around me, these evils will not touch me. (The Coronavirus cannot touch you if you dwell in Him, follow Him, and believe what He just told you. No matter how many are dying around you, that evil WILL NOT TOUCH YOU!)

5. If I open my eyes, I will see how the wicked are punished. (Just as the Egyptians doorposts were not covered by the Passover protective blood and they were punished, so too will those that created this horrific virus receive their due reward.)

6. If I make the LORD my refuge, if I make the Most High my shelter, no evil will conquer me; and no plague will come near my home. For He will order His angels to protect me wherever I go." (IF ... and I say "if" you are a follower of Jesus Christ, read and dwell in His words of promise, this prayer applies to you in every sense of the word. No evil can conquer you, no plague or pandemic can even come near your home!! Why? Because He has promised to order His heavenly angels to protect you wherever you go.

YOU HAVE HIS PROMISE OF PROTECTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS! Now, find rest (peace) in His promises that you are safe under the shadow of His wings!

Until next time,
-Pat-