"And the king of Israel answered and said, 'My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours.'" 1 Kings 20:1-4 NKJV
King Ahab was under threat from Ben-Hadad, king of Syria. He had threatened to capture the land and everything in it, together with the wives and children. His action should have been to seek God but instead, the wise decision that he thought was to concede. Our text today is what he quoted. 'My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours.'
This is a statement that we, as Christians, would do well in saying to our Father. It is a declaration of absolute surrender; a decision to cast everything over to God and allow Him to pave the way in our lives.
Many of us have found the Lockdowns pretty difficult to handle, especially the first one. Now with all the deaths that are mounting up, we have a half-hearted promise that there may well be a vaccine to put an end to Covid 19. But really, when you consider it, no one is really sure. This vaccine has been introduced very quickly and we don't really know much about it, what the side-affects are or whether it will clash with medication that we may already take. It is very uncertain at the moment. But there is a certainty in Jesus Christ. He will never get Covid 19, neither will He give it to us. He is the one we need in our 'bubble'.
Many people today are struggling with one thing and another and there has been fear around at every corner. But, can you remember that well-known verse - 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.' John 3:16. Note the two words, 'so loved.' God loves the world so much and this includes us. He is in charge, the devil may think he is, but he is about to get a shock. Jesus Christ is Lord. He is the one we need to keep our eyes on. He is the winner, and He longs for us to totally trust in Him. Absolute surrender is the answer. We don't know what will happen in the future with Covid and the vaccine, but Jesus does. He knows everything.
I want to address the ones who are in fear this morning. There really is no need to live this way. Whatever is going to happen, will happen but with God on your side, there really is nothing to fear. He can change a problem in the blink of an eye. There are angels all around you. All you have to do is surrender to God, He'll take care of everything else.
May you be confessing today and always, 'My Lord, O King, I am Thine and all that I have. I surrender to You. Amen'
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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