Together We Are Strong

Together we are strong.

'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'

Brothers and sisters, if you’ve been watching or listening to any media, you may now realize that we are going through trying times. A “pandemic” as it is termed. We are in the clutches of an unseen virus with such magnitude and potential of spread that we all need to take heed.

Proverbs 10:17 states: He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. AMEN

This virus by whatever name, can literally take your breath away. It doesn’t care who you are or where you are. Without ever realizing, you could become infected, going on to damage yourself or harm someone you may love. It’s a microorganism that’s invisible to our naked eyes, but has the potential to affect everyone we know, or may have known. AMEN

You may ask, what happened? Well… just maybe we took our eyes off the prize. Just maybe we believed in something or someone that was only human. Just maybe we slipped up.

Just maybe we took God’s love for granted.

Brothers and sisters, we don’t have time for the blame game. Sometime, troubling times require all nations to band together as one. With God, and the gifts he has provided our scientist and doctors, and others we may not even consider, we can fix this mess we are in, or we can ignore the talents God has so graciously given us and suffer unnecessarily, and we may forget the meaning of what we believed was a beautiful life? AMEN

Let’s think about this for a moment… We all are familiar with the words “friend” or “loved one”. These terms have been with us for as long as we could remember. Someone you can kick it with, someone that has your back, someone you can share your deepest thoughts, feelings and wishes. Someone that understands you when you are in a great mood or a bad mood, someone that gives you encouragement when it seems like the whole world is falling down around you. Someone that truly loves you… AMEN

Now imagine, losing your friends. Imagine not having someone to love. Imagine heartbreak, worry, and mental destress of waiting on an end that you have no control of. You thought you could do this all alone, you thought things would not affect you, but then you find yourself wishing you had listened to those that had your best interest at hand. You find yourself needing someone to care.

Psalm 46:1 says: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Brothers and sisters, right about now we all need help. There’s a storm out there and we can’t see it, but it can attack us personally, or reach out to the ones we love. In times like these, I think of the words “A blanket of protection”.

So what does that mean? Well that means that we “all” work together to protect us “all”. It’s not about me first, it’s not about rich or poor, it’s not about highly or lowly favored. It’s about protection of our sisters and brothers, be it blood, friend, or foe. It’s about doing what God has said, about being fellow helpers.

3 John1:8 states: We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellow helpers to the truth

Brothers and sisters, listen to me when I say, just when you believe you are greater than another, that other is who you need to lift you up. It may not be our brother or sister that lifts us up. It may not be that familiar home boy that has our back. It may be the neighbor across the way. It may be that we have to bridge a gap of understanding in order to get that blanket of protection that covers us all completely. After all, an alliance begins by being neighborly with those God has placed in your path.

Proverbs 3:29 states “Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

Brothers and sisters, we may speak different languages and practice different habits, but we all have something in common, we want to live, we want to love, we want to laugh, we want to enjoy our moments in this life God has granted us. AMEN

Have you ever thought that God allows sorrows to come into our lives, and in that end, those sorrows have a purpose. Whether it be tragedy, sorrow, depression, disappointment, or grief; these sorrows are gonna eventually visit the house of every person. Whatever the case, you’ll need help. You can't always do it alone.