The coronavirus is a major disruption; the world as we
knew it one month ago has forever changed. And we will not know the new normal
for several months. We do know that life will never be the same.
A sudden change in life always results from a Significant
Emotional Event; we must consider all of life, both the invisible and
spiritual and the physical and visible, to understand the meaning of a SEE.
The most important question for each person to ask during
this SEE - in the middle of the coronavirus disruption, “What is God saying
to me?” Because God is good, perfect, all-knowing, and sovereign, He uses
everything visible and invisible to advance His mission–restoring a lost
world to Himself. And, he works through people to accomplish His mission.
Foundational Truths have not changed:
1.
The spiritual and physical aspects of life
are equally important.
2.
God is triune, transcendent, and immanent.
3.
The Bible is true.
4.
God’s timing is not my timing.
5.
Eternal life has already begun.
6.
God is always at work.
7.
Each person has a story.
8.
Jesus established His church.
9.
The devil is real.
10.
Confession and repentance are necessary disciplines
in my life.
But the context in which the Foundational Truths apply has changed. God has convicted me
…..
God
has not been the only thing I worship in life. Although I say that God is
number 1 in my life, I have not worshipped Him as I should. I Ignored his
command to share the Gospel proactively and courageously with people, unbelievers,
and believers, in my everyday world. I have not responded to the needs of the people
around me. My ego and arrogance and pride have been stumbling blocks for others.
This
post is public, so to anyone who reads this: I believe in Jesus, the Messiah.
He died in my place to take the punishment that I deserved for my sins. I serve
Jesus.
God created everything – earth and
everything on it, including people. He gave humanity the assignment of managing
the earth, which includes innovation and conservation and populating the earth
with children. But man sinned, breaking the relationship with God the Father.
Through the years, man has tried to
restore the broken relationship with religion, or science, or education or
power, sex, and drugs. None of man's substitutes for God restored the relationship with
God. So, the world we live in today is a broken mess.
Fortunately for mankind, God sent his Son,
Jesus, to the world to live a perfect life, suffer a humiliating death as
payment for each of our sins and resurrected Jesus from the grave as an assurance
to us that He will also restore us to a relationship with Himself if we accept
Jesus’ death as payment for our sins, making Jesus our Savior and Lord.
With a restored relationship to God, we
have the assurance of eternal life and the daily presence of God.
What
is God saying to you during the coronavirus disruption? Listen to Him.
For some
of you, the last few paragraphs may not make sense. Call me, text me, or email
me if you want to talk.
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