I don’t feel safe! What is the government doing? How long must we be in lockdown? Do we have a future?
These were some of the concerns of Israel in 736 BC when Jerusalem was under siege.
God has something to say to His people.
12 “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy,
and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread.
13 But the Lord of hosts, Him you shall honor as holy.
Let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.
14 And He will become a sanctuary…
- Isaiah 8
This Bible passage reminds us not to get caught up in the latest conspiracies and blame games that float around when people are scared – it is so easy to adopt other people’s fears (v.12).
We are told to make God holy (v.13). The best way to make God holy is to make him number 1 in our heart – we need to declutter our hearts of unhealthy fears and expectations and replace them with trust in the Lord.
Faith says ‘I am not in control of my circumstances, but I know the one who is’. Faith says, ‘If God can use the death of His Son to save the World, then he can bring good from COVID’.
God has the future, use the present to trust and serve Him.
