Thursday 14 May 2020

Life in Lockdown

"13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things that are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
                                                                                             Philippians 3:13-14.  NKJV

I don't know about you, but I'm getting a little tired of the endless debates and updates pertaining to the Coronavirus. Every newspaper, radio and television station, have become experts in this field. They fight for the best stories and answers and it can be so confusing.

The virus itself is awful and we could make many comments ourselves if we don't check ourselves. I feel however, that the best comment that we could say is:

'This is the day, the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.'
                                                                                            Psalm 118:24.  NKJV

What with all the sickness and fear that is around, it is a tonic to just stop and declare something positive and this verse, I feel, fits the bill. We have not yet apprehended or laid hold of a cure or vaccine, and the full decline of the virus, but we can make the choice to move forward to the goal when one day soon, the virus will be conquered. 

But until then, we can choose to rejoice and be glad in each day that God gives us. There is so much sadness, depression, fear and anger around because of the Coronavirus and what it is doing to people's lives. But as Christians, we can try to put a smile on every face we see by just giving them a smile. It costs us nothing and it is infectious. Smile and usually others smile too.

At the moment, unless God intervenes, we cannot change things. But we can spread a few smiles around. What's more, it will make you feel good about yourself too. So press towards the goal  and each morning, shout out:

'This is the day the LORD has made, we (I) will rejoice and be glad in it.'

Lift the pressure off. There's life out there, let us live it and help others to do the same. Put some praise music on; get your bible out and start praying. As Winston Churchill once said, 'We will never surrender!'

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