Corona Devo 3052
Picture it: we are alone in the house and the lights go out. The room goes dark: pitch black and silent.
Our initial/momentary/reactionary feelings when the lights go out, or power is lost and we are left alone in the dark can cause a deep pit in our stomach.
We can feel any number of emotions in a moment like that.
What do we do?
Maybe we find a cell phone and turn on the flashlight feature. Maybe we rustle around and find a real flashlight. Or maybe we strike a match and light a candle for warmth and light.
The initial moments of no electricity can be frightening, even to the bravest of us. But once we regroup, and regain our senses, and our sense, we can adjust and move forward.
Just supposing that we were alone at that moment when the lights went out: we are going to have to fend for ourselves. No one else will strike-a-match for us, or turn a cell phone light on. If we don't do it, then we will sit in the dark until the sun rises again.
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For most of yesterday evening and still this morning when I woke up...our house did not have internet access. Something went wrong with the wifi, and we could not get online, we could not access the web, we could not check emails, and I could not publish or send a devotional.
I wrote my devotional, but (for a period of time), I did not have the capability to share it with anyone.
And then I got to thinking (and praying) for anyone that might otherwise read my (or any) devotional that day.
What if we didn't have our supplements to the Bible today? Can we/would we/will we fend for ourselves and read the Bible on our own? God sure hopes so.
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. ~Joshua 1:8
I am blessed and called to share this devotional daily. I praise the Lord for the opportunity and privilege to do so, and if it is any encouragement to any one, then to God be all the glory.
It was His idea.
The last time that "the lights went out" in our Nation and our world (March 2020)...there was a deep void for most people and they felt alone. Metaphorically speaking, the world went dark: pitch black and silent...and people were scared.
What did you do? Did we know where to go for light? For hope? For truth?
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. ~Psalm 119:105
In that time of unknown (then) and in any circumstances of unknown (now): the Lord leads us to turn to the Bible to experience His warmth and light.
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” ~Matthew 4:4
The initial moments of darkness/sorrow/unknown/fear/diagnosis can be frightening, even to the bravest of us. But once we regroup, and regain our senses, our sense, and our faith: we can adjust and move forward with the Lord and His Word.
Read the Bible for yourself today! And watch what happens.
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. (11) I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. ~Psalm 119:10-11
What if the world shut-down (again) today? POOF! A Corona virus-type shutdown all over again.
Do you have your Bible? Are we willing and ready to read it? To study it. To share it?
Just supposing that we are alone at that moment when the "lights go out"--we are going to have to (spiritually) fend for ourselves. No one else will strike a Bible-match for us, or shine a cell-phone light onto the passages of Scripture that we are to read.
If we don't do it (read the Bible for ourselves), then we will sit in the dark until the Son rises again.
Don't do that.
We can be ready and prepared and learned-of the-Lord in our hearts.
Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. (3) Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. ~Proverbs 7:2-3
This (personal knowledge of God and His Word) has always been the Lord's desire for us. He gave us the Bible so that we might read it and know His ways, His Law, and His Love for His people (that's us!).
And then...He wants us to teach others what we have learned about Him through the Bible.
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. ~2 Timothy 119:105
God gave us the Bible so that we might share it/teach it/live it with others.
How are we doing with our Bible-reading assignment?
I don't know about you, but I have a little homework to do...and if we are willing to read His Word on our own, the Lord meets us right where we are at.
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. ~Psalm 119:130
We (regardless of personal or world situations) are NOT in the dark. We can trust God, and we can trust His Word in the unknown and in the darkness. His Word shines His Light and direction into our unknowns.
- Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. ~Psalm 20:7
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Picture it: we are alone in the house and the lights go out. The room goes dark: pitch black and silent. But we are not alone, Brothers and Sisters. We stand united and bold and powerful behind the Word of God.
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (18) And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. ~Ephesians 6:17-18
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