It has been a while... (March 18, 2020)
Lately, everyone has been hiding away and quarantining as the coronavirus is taking over almost every part of the world. During this time of uncertainty and helplessness, there is no one to rely on. No one to turn to for help other than Our Father God.
Tonight, I have been listening to Breathe by Michael W. Smith during my quiet time with the LORD.
The lyrics go “ This is the air I breathe. This is the air I breathe. Your holy presence living in me. This is my daily bread. This is my daily bread. Your very word spoken to me. And I I’m desperate for you. And I I’m I’m lost without you.”
As I hear this, I am reminded of how much we are desperate for God and how much we are lost without Him. Perhaps this virus happened because we all need to refocus our lives and put the LORD in the center. Perhaps it is for us to realize just how much we need God in our lives. All this time, we thought our lives were going in the right direction. Because we have our basic necessities and more, we thought we could figure things out on our own. Particularly, I am convicted because I thought this technologically advanced world could immediately find the solution to this fast spreading virus. I am humbled and reminded that we, humans, have no power. No matter how much the world advances, that does not mean we will ever stop needing God.
In the end, we really are incapable of doing anything on our own. Nothing is in our control. Our God is sovereign. And thank God He is because we really do not know what we are doing. I am convicted of thinking that we, humans, could function without Our Everlasting Father.
So, may we all come together in prayer in this difficult time. Let us remind ourselves that no one can truly save us. Jesus has won the battle and allowed us to be reunited with the Father. Matthew 7:7-8 says “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” So, let us repent our sins and ask God for help in this times of trouble. Let us reach out to Him who cares so much for His children. Let us not be afraid for the battle has already been won.