"9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling."
Psalm 91:9-10 NKJV
Just lately, I have heard some Christians talking in fear about how the Coronavirus is getting worse and how scary it is. To the world, it is scary, there is no doubt about that. It is a plague and if not conquered will cause a lot of death and heartache. However, we belong to Jesus, and because of this, Jesus lives in our hearts and gives us the protection of His Blood too, as long as we claim it and dwell in Jesus. He is available also to everyone who makes the choice to invite Him into their lives.
Look at our verses today. The LORD - Jehovah - is our refuge. A refuge is a safe place; a place that we can hide and shelter from any evil that may be going to attack us. A refuge is a kind of fortress and fortresses are very difficult to penetrate. Do you get the idea? As long as our eyes are on Jesus, we have a hedge of protection - a fortress - around us. No evil and no plague can come near our dwelling - which is Jesus, unless we invite it in by dropping our guard, causing a gap in this hedge.
God is love 1 John 4:8, so therefore, if God is our refuge we are surrounded by love, and perfect love casts out fear 1 John 4:18. So, the God of love casts out all fear, which includes the torment that we may catch Covid 19.
So, we can rest and be content in the fact that we have the protection of Jesus Christ in our lives. However, this does not mean that we can be slipshod in our approach to it all. At this time, we are in Lockdown and that means there are severe restrictions that we need to take notice of. God would expect us to do this. We are still subject to the law and, these restrictions are made in law. So we need to obey them. This doesn't mean that we have to be frightened out of our wits, not at all. We rest in the knowledge that our God protects us. But when we hear about people who are scared about it all, a word via text or a telephone, encouraging them, can be a lifesaver.
Everyone needs Jesus, they just don't know this at the moment. So therefore, there is a harvest field of people who need to hear about Him. Perhaps, God is calling you to this, at this time.
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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