#1 God will deliver us from this pandemic
Psalm 34:19 makes it clear it’s a never a matter of IF God
will deliver us. It’s only a matter of when. God has an expiration date stamped
on every one of our trials including this one were in because of the corona
virus pandemic.
So, the next time you open your fridge and you see a expiration
date stamped on you food, be encouraged that God also has an expiration date on
each and every trial you face!
Jesus has already proved that He is an excellent provider to
us because He has already abundantly provided for our greatest need—eternal
salvation. By trusting in Jesus by faith, as our Lord and Savior, we are
guaranteed that the second we die, we will live forever with Jesus in heaven.
Our salvation is eternally secure in Jesus. So since Jesus has already met our
greatest need—eternal salvation—how much more will surely meet our current and
future needs, all which pale in comparison to our greatest need which Jesus has
already provided for?
#3 God is bringing good out of this pandemic in countless
ways
God has so many blessings for us throughout this pandemic, that we never would have otherwise known, had we never gone through this. John Piper says, “God is doing 10,000 things in your life right now. You may only be aware of three. “ God is actively working this trial to our good and His glory.
Psalm 84:11 promises, The Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.”
We may look at this pandemic and how our life has
dramatically changed though temporarily,
and wonder when all of this is going to end. But remember Psalm 34:19 says God
will deliver us from every trial (including this one!)? Because of that we can
rest assured He WILL deliver us. Well from Psalm 84:11 we can be confident that
God does not withhold good from those who walk uprightly. So when we are
walking uprightly—daily trusting in Jesus and living a life pleasing to Him, He
guarantees He will not withhold any good thing from us.
So you may wonder, if God doesn’t withhold good from us, why
is He allowing this pandemic to continue which has caused so much grief and
suffering? I’ve found in my own life as I’ve studied Psalm 84:11 that we can
expect a trial to remain ONLY as long as God has good within it He wants to
give us. To deliver us before He has exhausted every bit of good for us that
can come out of that trial would, in essence, be withholding good from us,
which totally goes against God’s character. When God has wrung out every drop
of good from our trial, He will certainly deliver us because He does not
withhold good from those who walk uprightly.
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But what if that cupbearer had remembered Joseph immediately
after being restored to his position as Pharaoh’s cup bearer? Joseph would have
been released from prison and may not have been easy to track down to interpret
Pharoah’s dream once the cupbearer remembered him two years later.
Joseph was exactly where he needed to be in God’s great plan.
Because of that God used Joseph to save many lives during the great 7-year
famine. Joseph understood that God was
using Joseph’s circumstances to bring forth amazing good Joseph could never
have imagined, or experienced, had he not gone through every one of those
trials.
So be encouraged that:
#1 God will deliver us from this pandemic
#2 God will provide all that we need during this pandemic,
and beyond
and #3 God is bringing good out of this pandemic in countless
ways
Finally, I want to share one of my favorite songs, that always blesses my heart. He Will Rejoice by Trevor Morgan. It's Zephaniah 3:17 set to music, and it's beautiful! Check out the lyrics:
Verse:
The Lord your God is with you
He is mighty to save
He will take great delight in you
He will quiet you with his love
Chorus:
He will rejoice over you with singing
He will rejoice over you with his song
He will rejoice over you with singing
He will rejoice over you with his song. Yeah
Bridge:
And through the night (In your darkest hour)
When you are tired (And you've lost your ?????)
He will hold you tight
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The Lord your God is with you
He is mighty to save
He will take great delight in you
He will quiet you with his love
Chorus:
He will rejoice over you with singing
He will rejoice over you with his song
He will rejoice over you with singing
He will rejoice over you with his song. Yeah
Bridge:
And through the night (In your darkest hour)
When you are tired (And you've lost your ?????)
He will hold you tight
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