Dear Friend,
Many of us have been
learning and deriving all kinds of lessons through this Covid-19 pandemic. As I
thought about it, I would like to list 19 spiritual reminders during this pandemic season. May God bless you as you read them and apply them in
your lives to the glory of Our Sovereign Loving Creator God.
1. God is Our Sovereign Loving
Creator. (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 136:2; 1 John 4:8, 16)
2. Our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ is more than ever our most precious Companion and Best Friend. (Matthew
11:28; John 15:1-17)
3. His New Commandment to
love one another as He has loved us (John 13:34-35; 15:12-13,17; 1 John 4:7-21)
is so relevant in our daily living.
4. God’s will for us is
to pray always, thank always, and rejoice always even now. (1 Thessalonians
5:16-18)
5. We are to keep on
contending for the Faith against lies, perversion, and denial of Jesus Christ
as The Way, The Truth, and The Life. (Jude 3; Acts 4:12; John 3:16; 14:6;
Ephesians 6:10-18)
6. Safety and Security
are not found in money or materialism, but in the True God alone. (Matthew
6:33-34)
7. Family is precious and
must be honored and treasured and cherished. (Ephesians 5:21-6:4)
8. The God-given gift of
Technology is so helpful and useful, if properly used. (1 Corinthians 10:31)
9. The earth is God’s,
not Man’s; it is not for Man to exploit and abuse but to love and care. (Genesis
1:1; 1 Corinthians 10:26).
10. Be always content, no
matter the circumstances. (Philippians 4:11-13; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Timothy 6:6-8;
Matthew 6:31-33)
11. In all things, God works for the good of
those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
(Romans 8:28)
12. God cares for us.
(Psalm 8)
13. God is Our Faithful
Provider, even in the worst of circumstances. (Genesis 22:14)
14. We do not live by
bread alone. (Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4; Deuteronomy 8:3)
15. God provides wisdom,
creativity, beautiful ideas… to those who ask Him humbly. (James 1:5)
16. The human heart is
very deceitful, manifesting itself in the world. (Jeremiah 17:9)
17. Human earthly lives
are temporary. People die any day in any nation. (Psalm 39:5, 11; 102:11;
109:23; 144:4; Isaiah 2:22; James 4:14; Job 8:9; 11:12; 14:2)
18. Live one day at a
time. (James 4:14)
19. Let’s love in unity.
(John 13:34-35;17:21; Ephesians 4:4-6, 13, 32; Romans 13:8; 1 Corinthians 8:6;
1 Corinthians 13; 1 John 4:7)
Amen.