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God will make a way
even where there seems to be no way.
"I will even make a way in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert."
Isaiah 43:19
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March 16, 2020:
Coronavirus Part One - What to Do When We're Afraid
HashTags: #fear #Godisable #others #RitaMoritz
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Psalm 56:3
“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”
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Coronavirus. It has struck
fear and even panic among Americans more than any other
single thing I’ve seen in my lifetime. Everyone has an
opinion about how it should be handled, and people seem
paralyzed by fear.
I’m not going to give you tips on cleaning your house,
washing your vegetables or making your own hand
sanitizer. I’m more concerned about how people are
reacting to this new disease. So, as Christians, how
should you and I respond?
Don’t panic. It isn’t unreasonable to be concerned. We
may even be frightened. As a Christian, I’m not immune
to fear. And neither are you. Psalm 56:3 doesn’t say,
“If” I’m afraid. It says “When” I’m afraid. But it also
gives the solution.
Trust God in the dark. When we’re afraid, that’s the
time to trust the God who knows our name and says we are
His. It’s the very time to give Him praise.
At our church yesterday, we were singing “Holy, Holy,
Holy (Jesus Reigns)” when a passing storm made the
lights go off. Then the music went out. And we could not
see our hands in front of our faces. But everyone kept
singing.
We were on the part of the song that goes, “Let all the
earth proclaim, all the people sing, You are holy, You
are holy…” And we kept repeating that chorus. Again and
again. In the dark. Acapella…without music. As one.
In that moment, I understood as never before about God’s
children trusting Him and praising Him in the dark.
Because whether the lights are bright and the music loud
or we lose the music and even the light…God is still
God, and He is worthy to be praised.
It could have been scary in the dark with the thunder
booming and the rain pounding on the roof. But it
wasn’t. The storm was temporary, the darkness temporary.
And we kept on singing.
Show reasonable care. Our pastor and the pastors of
other churches are carefully following the updates for
our area. Some churches have already cancelled services.
Most are following the recommendations of the CDC. We
should as well.
Now is the time to show due diligence and to err on the
side of caution.
Harry and I will be staying home, but I’m not qualified
to tell anyone what they should or shouldn’t do. And
it’s unlikely even the experts can be positive about
exactly what to do. However, I can, on the authority of
the Word of God, tell you what to do about the fear.
The greater the fear, the greater the need to take it to
the One who can do something about the situation. And
then to trust Him in the dark because of what you’ve
learned of Him in the light.
What might happen if we, just for today, made a decision
to trust our God when we are afraid?
Tomorrow: How Should We React to Others
If you want to talk about this blog post, send me your
phone number in a private FB message to:
Rita on
Facebook
or in an email to:
rita@ritamoritz.com,
and I’ll call you. In the meantime, be safe.
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