Just Share It: Anne Graham Lotz

                                            Everyday is a brand new day,
                                             everyday is a journey.

They who on the Lord rely,
Safely dwell though danger's nigh;
Lo! His sheltering wings are spread
O'er each faithful servant's head.
When they wake, or when they sleep,
Angel guards their vigils keep;
Death and danger may be near,
Faith and love have nought to fear.
HARRIET AUBER

As I read the latest on the coronavirus, I cannot help but think how easily our nature as humans is to panic. We are known for always thinking the worst and worrying about everything. People do not like uncertainty and instead turn to the one thing that is familiar to them . . . . panic! I am not making light of what is happening, but we have to show caution and perhaps rethink how we do things. We also have to live our lives. We have to work, pay our bills, go shopping and see the doctor or dentist. Life still goes on regardless of what is happening around us. We just have to be smart on how we live it.

Is the Coronavirus a Sign of the End?

March 13, 2020

There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven…When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.
Luke 21:11, 28

COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus, has created national fear in a way I have not witnessed in my lifetime.  As of this writing, ball games are being canceled; theaters are shutting down; schools are closing; travel is restricted, and the stock market is on a crazy, wild rollercoaster ride.  It’s almost as though our nation is being attacked by an invisible enemy seeking to destroy us.

While my age and recent chemotherapy put me at risk, I am more concerned about the fear the coronavirus has provoked than I am of the virus itself.  We seem to be caught up in a national panic.

As I reflect on all the above, I remember the words of Jesus. He warned us that at the end of time there would be pestilences.  In the last few years, we have endured SARS, the swine flu, ebola, avian flu, MERS, West Nile virus, and now the coronavirus. Could COVID-19 be one more sign that our redemption is drawing near? Is the End in sight? Is Jesus coming…soon? If so, is fear the proper response?

When Isaiah’s life was shaken, he responded by looking up. As a result, he had a fresh vision of the Lord. (Isaiah 6:1) This is the time to look up…from our knees! Let’s ask God to give us a fresh vision of Himself. Because, God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear...(Psalm 46:1-2) since He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from…the deadly pestilence…You will not fear the terror of night…nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand your right hand, but it will not come near you…(Psalm 91:1,2,5-7).

Have a blessed day everyone.