CoVid-19 seems unstoppable as of this day due to the non-decreasing number of infected people all over the world. Perhaps, the effect of this virus is fear in everyone’s heart. Fake news and disobedience of some politicians bring confusion and anger to everyone, and almost all of us are in their homes and doing their own thing to lessen their boredom during this season.
Some are still working in their homes and others are fighting for this pandemic outbreak. I honor and respect those frontliners who are still working and giving their time just to serve others, like us, despite their great exposure to this virus. I salute you. In addition to that, I am very thankful to those who are obediently staying in their homes. It is a big, big help for everyone. Moreover, you are not just helping others, but also yourself, knowing who you really are.
When The Days Are Dark It Reveals the Real You
You will know the person not just in the time of blessing and prosperity, but also in the time of problems and uncertainty. God allows this thing mainly not because He wants us to have fear and to suffer in our homes, but because He wants us to mature in our faith, grow spiritually, and discover the real treasure that is worth holding on to—which is Him.
CoVID-19 exposes the strongholds and the false security we lean on. It also unveils our deepest desires for money, security, and power. It reveals some parts of who we are that we continuously hide. Have you noticed unChristlike characters on your part and the bad habits you are doing, especially, this time of quarantine? Have you observed where you spend most of your time?
Quarantine Is For Our Good
Enhanced Community Quarantine is ordered by our government to prevent the increase of the infected. For us Christians, it is not only for the sake of our health, but also for our spiritual growth and maturity in Christ. Therefore, this quarantine is calling us to enjoy Him in our homes. He is encouraging us to know Him more. He is pushing us to study His Word and to see wonderful jewels of His promises and gold of truth in the Bible as we dig down deep into the surface of the Scripture.
Are you not thankful that God is giving you rest; not for the rest sake but also for letting you know that He is the real rest if you are weary and carry heavy burdens in your life (Matt. 11:28)? Are you not grateful that God is allowing you to check your heart for the meantime? Are you not happy that during this unexpected situation He’s still God who supplies your daily needs, who gives peace in the midst of the pandemic, and who provides a long period of time for you to enjoy your family?
What You Are Doing Shows What You Value
What you value is being shown by what you are doing during this time. Don’t get me wrong, this is not to attack your Tiktoking. This message is not for that. The Bible is clear when it says, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God (1 Cor. 10:31).” The aim of this article is to challenge you to do things for the LORD and to know Him more by reading and studying His Word. R.C Sproul once said, “He gave us a Book, one that is not meant to sit on a shelf pressing dried flowers, but to be read, searched, digested, studied, and chiefly to be understood.” I hope we have no more excuses during this season, thinking that we have no time to spend with God through consistently having our quiet time. I’m also tapping my back.
If you value God, you will do things to know Him more, for no one can appreciate the value of a person unless someone gives time to know Him or her.
My hope and prayer is that this crucial time will leave us refreshed, extremely joyful, passionate, kind, compassionate, faithful, and obedient because we see the beauty and glory and power of Christ in the midst of this pandemic. Remember that “the LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him” (Nah. 1:7). and “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe” (Ps. 18:10).
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