Covid-19 A Message To The People Of God. The Place, The Promise, The Victory

COVID-19

“A MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD”

The Place, The Promise, The Victory.

OPENING:- Currently we are facing unprecedented times. The entire planet is facing a Pandemic called “COVID-19” or aka the Coronavirus. Fear, uncertainty, panic and desperation is spreading faster than the virus itself. States have been put on lock down and people are being told to shelter in place. Schools have closed, churches have cancelled services and unlike anytime in modern history people are perplexed and wondering what to do. For those that are called according to His purpose understand that this is the beginning of sorrows to come. We can rest assure in knowing that God has everything under control and this will eventually pass also.

Jesus said in Matthew 24:7-8 “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows”.

WATCH THIS- According to Strong’s Greek Concordance “PESTILENCE (s) Greek = loimos is a plague, the disease. The Covid-19 is just that a disease hence the name Coronavirus Disease. We must first understand that this has to happen for it is the beginning of sorrows and most of all a pre-requisite to the return of Jesus Christ.

We as Children of God, Christians, Believers, Chosen People understand that The Bible is inundated with scripture that helps us to be able to endure during times like this. Several scriptures we can quote to give comfort such as “If my people who are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray, seek my face and turn from their wicked ways. Then shall I hear from heaven forgive their sins and heal their land – 2nd Chronicles 7:14”.

However today I feel that God is leading me to expound a little bit during this time of crisis and pandemic on what is often called the Rescue Scripture and that is Psalms 91.

Psalms 91 is a powerful scripture, one of encouragement, promise, security, healing, and understanding during uncertain times. I know that I have been comforted and given peace that passeth all understanding by reading this particular scripture and having God reveal so many great truths through it time and time again.

Psalms 91:1 says “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty”. WATCH THIS:- He that dwelleth – this means to abide to stay in to live. It is not the time to go outside of the will of God. The world is panicking wondering what to do, buying like there is no tomorrow, living like they don’t have really a care in the world. But we must dwell, we must stay steadfast and unmovable always abounding in the work of the Lord. We must stand on and in His word. We cannot be wavering with uncertainty deceived by news reports rather they be true or false, but we must dwell, abide steadfast in the secret place of the Most High under the shadow of the Almighty.

Question:- What is the secret place? The secret place is best understood if we turn to John 10:28 which says : “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand”. The secret place is in the Hands of God. We must understand regardless of any pestilences any plagues that we are His sheep and we are safe in His hands, that’s the secret place. All State has the slogan of the good hands people, but I am reminded of a song we used to sing as a child which said “He has the whole world in His hands, you and me brother and you and me sister in His hands”. As long as we stay in His hands no man, no pestilence, no virus shall be able to pluck us out. In His hands we have peace that passeth all understanding even during a pandemic like the coronavirus aka Covid-19.

In His hands, the secret place, we have some promises verse #3 says “Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence”.

WATCH THIS:- The word noisome means rushing upon, by implication of ruin, calamity, mischief, and perverse.

This is exactly what the Covid-19 is doing, it is spreading rapidly trying to ruin our normal way of living, causing calamity in it’s wake over the entire planet. It has traveled between continents extremely quick causing fear and panic among the people and uncertainty of what lies ahead is plaguing the minds of the people and leaders of government. But it is according to Psalm 91 a noisome pestilence.

Verse #4 says “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler”. However; in the secret place, in His hands He shall cover us His truth shall be our shield and buckler. Shield and buckler are instruments of protection and defense, so we are protected and defended by His truth. QUESTION: What is Truth? Jesus said in John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way the TRUTH and the life and no man cometh unto the father but by me”. I can’t think of any better protection than the Son of Good Himself Jesus Christ.