From the Desk of Steve Shultz:
It's so important in times like this that we listen to the voice of God for our lives.
There are way too many voices out there, including the news, who are speaking "fear" into the masses.
I appreciate this excellent and timely message from Robert Hotchkin about WHO you should be listening to and 3 things we all must know right now.
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We are in the midst of some really interesting and challenging times. There is all sorts of information, theories, confusion, opinions and conjecture swirling about in regards to this coronavirus.
Some voices are shouting that the virus is a man-made conspiracy meant to "thin the herd" with a bio weapon. Other voices are barking that it is a natural occurrence and evidence that the earth is trying to "shake off" humanity so it can rebalance its ecosystem. Then there are voices screaming that this is the judgment of a wrathful God. And others are blaring that it is all a scam – just a deep state power grab and suppression of civil rights.
On top of all that, we also have a cacophony of opinions about the best way to deal with the virus. Some say masks and gloves help. Others say they have little or no effect. There are those who claim ventilators are part of the solution. Others say, no, ventilators might actually work to weaken the lungs. And we probably don't even have room to get into all the conjecture, theories and arguments about the best drug treatments and vaccine approaches.
Who are we to listen to? Who can we trust? Who are we to believe?
As is always the case for Christians, the best person to listen to is Jesus. He actually taught into this very type of situation more than 2,000 years ago in Matthew 16:13-20.
Remember the story? He and the disciples are coming into the region of Caesarea Philippi. As they do, Jesus asks His followers what the report of the world is about Him. The disciples tell Him that some sources say He is John the Baptist, while other voices are declaring He is Elijah, and then there are those who say He is Jeremiah, and still more proclaiming that He is one of the other prophets.
Jesus gives no heed to any of that. He doesn't even address all the theories and opinions being blared out by His day's version of CNN, MSNBC and Fox. Instead, He asks them, "Who do you say that I am?" (Wikimedia Commons)
When Simon Peter responds that Jesus is the Messiah, the Lord says something truly profound that speaks into the very situation we are facing with the swirl of COVID-19 news, media, theories, information and conspiracies:
"...Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in Heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:17-18 NKJV)
Jesus is giving Simon Peter kudos for being able to "hear" past the noise of all the voices and opinions and conjecture and agendas and politics of the world, and instead tune into what Heaven is speaking and revealing about the situation. Jesus was showing His disciples then, and all of us now, that the key to thriving and even being blessed in challenging times is to... (continue reading)
