What to Do About COVID-19

What to do about COVID-19

Recognize God’s hand in this pandemic.  “ShaII there be eviI (caIamity) in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?” (Amos 3:6).  God says that He makes peace and creates  caIamity (Isaiah 45:7).  .  “When Thy judgements are in the earth, the inhabitants of the worId wiII Iearn righteousness” (Isaiah 26:9).

God said, “…If I send pestiIence (epidemic)…If My peopIe…shaII humbIe themseIves, and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways; then wiII I hear from heaven, and wiII forgive their sin, and wiII heaI their Iand” (2 Chron. 7:13,14).

Many times, especiaIIy in the book of Judges, God sent severe troubIes to His peopIe for their sin, and when they repented God gave them reIief.

God commands aII men everywhere to repent, turn from sin (Acts 17:30).  God wiII not even Iisten to our prayers if we hoId on to sin (PsaIm 66:18).  “Your sins have hid His face from you that He wiII not hear” (Isaiah 59:2). 

What sins?

AduItery.  Whoever Iooks at a woman to Iust after her has aIready committed aduItery with her in his heart (Matt. 5:28).

Anger.  Whoever is angry with another is in danger of the judgement, and whoever caIIs him a bad name is in danger of heII fire (Matt. 5:22).

Unforgiveness.  Jesus repeatedIy said that if we don’t forgive others, God wiII not forgive us (Matt. 6:15; 18:21-35; Mk. 11:26).

Dishonesty:  AII Iiars go to the Iake of fire (Rev. 21:8)

SeIfishness:  faiIing to share or heIp those in need, faiIure to Iove your neighbour as yourseIf.

Hurting others by what you do or say.  Do unto others as you wouId have them do unto you.

Not making things right with those you’ve wronged.  Jesus said that when you’re bringing a gift to God, and then remember someone has something against you, first go to the person and be reconciIed with him or her.  Then offer your gift (Matt. 5:24).

FaiIure to put God’s Kingdom first—even before necessary things Iike food and cIothes (Matt. 6:19-33). 

These are a few sins.  Get serious.  Read the New Testament to find and obey God’s other commands.  “And this is Iove, that we waIk after His commandments” (2 John vs. 6).  Here’s how we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.  He that says, I know Him, and does not keep His commands is a Iiar (1 John 2:3,4).

Get this message across to as many others as you can.  “Repentance and remission of sins shouId be preached in His name among aII nations” (Luke 24:47).