Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: God's answer to the Coronavirus

Tuesday 17 March 2020

God's answer to the Coronavirus - 'I will be with him in trouble'

"(14) Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he has known My name. (15) He shall call upon Me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honour him."
Psalm 91:14-15. NKJV

What a promise this is! Take a closer look at it. God will deliver us; He will set us on high. This means He will exalt us as we humble ourselves before Him (1 Peter 5:6). As we call upon Him, He will answer us. He will be with us in trouble and He will deliver us.

Many people think that, God will not allow anything to happen to us. We will be free from all problems and trouble. This is not true. As believers, the same kind of stuff that comes on non-believers, will also come upon us. 'for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.' (Matthew 5:45).

We go through the same kind of things that others go through and sometimes, we wonder why. But there is no answer to this. What there is an answer to, is the fact that, for believers of Almighty God, He goes through the troubles with us. He is right beside us: 'Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.' (Psalm 23:4). This is the difference. He is right beside us wherever we go, whatever we go through and whatever happens to us. He will never leave us.

With this knowledge and in light of what is happening in our world today with the Coronavirus, please be reassured that He is with you. Yes, it may be scary and the thought of it all is so uncertain, in fact, so uncertain that it is causing panic wherever we go. People are panic-buying so that they have enough food and medical supplies. There is a great fear across the world at this moment. But, stop for one moment; if you have set your love upon Jesus, He will deliver you. He will lift you up through whatever may happen in the coming weeks. As you call upon Him, He will answer you and He will be right there beside you, never to leave. It may be uncertain for you, but not to Him. He knows the answer; He knows what He is doing and what He will do. Just trust Him; there really is nothing else that you can do.

There are certain restrictions and instructions that we will all have to follow over the next few months. But it is a time to be optimistic not pessimistic. God has given you a promise, a promise that He will not break. He can be relied on to fulfil His promise to us - His children. He will answer us and be with us; He will be with us throughout this troubled time and HE WILL DELIVER US! Amen? Amen!