Cure For The Corona Virus Blues

Jesus not only died on a cross for our sins, but He rose from the grave victorious over sin and death; and we are supposed to confess our faith in who He is and what He did. Romans 10:9-11 says, “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, ‘Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame’.”

So, I said that if we are going to be able to do all things, and endure all things, through Christ, then we first have to know Him as Savior and Lord; and secondly, we need to find our identity in Christ. So, what is our identity in Christ? 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” We are the righteousness of God in Christ! But let me go deeper. Finding our identity in Christ means making Jesus our life; having Him as our all-consuming passion; and letting this declaration of who we are be the very thing defines us. Many of us find our identity and passion in our job, our net worth, our activities and hobbies, our social status, and our relationships. But when we lose any of these things, then we are left feeling empty, useless and worthless.

Paul was able to do all things, and endure all things, through Christ – even social isolation by imprisonment – because he knew Jesus as his Savior and Lord, and because Jesus was his life and his everything. He always had Jesus, even when everything else fell apart. He realized that Jesus would always be with him. Some scholars believe that Paul may have written the book of Hebrews, and Hebrews 13:5 says, “Be content with such things as you have. For [Jesus] Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’.”

When we find our identity in Christ, then in times of adversity, we will be able to have the same confidence as Paul, as he demonstrated in 2 Corinthians chapter 4. Listen as I share his words: “We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed . . . Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 16-18).

So, in closing, I encourage all believers in Christ: Rather than being focused on the outward, physical and temporary things – things that can be troubling – stay focused on the inward, spiritual things; such as the hope, peace, and security that we find in Christ; the One who will never leave us or forsake us. And it is my hope and prayer, that if you do not know Jesus Christ, that you will come to know Him today by confessing Him as Savior and Lord of your life.