So who created this virus which has put the entire world into fear and hiding? Was it China? Was it Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci? Was it Satan? What, if anything, can the Bible teach us today in regards to these very important questions?
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 And it will be, if you shall listen carefully to the voice of Jehovah your God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command you today, Jehovah your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come on you and overtake you, if you will listen to the voice of Jehovah your God.
Most churches today will gladly preach these verses and leave out the remainder of the chapter. After all, God is love and loves everyone! Or does He? Would He actually cause harm and disaster to fall upon His beloved?
Deuteronomy 28:15 And it shall be, if you will not listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, to observe and to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, all these curses shall come on you and overtake you.
Have you ever heard anyone preach on this chapter, other than to point a finger at the sinful, stiff-necked people of Israel ? This is not a chapter for the self-righteous, biblical illiterate, my god would not do that crowd. They go to hear how good God is and sing about their self-proclaimed but seldom lived out love for Him. It may make them feel better about themselves, but what does God see in all of this?
Deuteronomy 28:21-22 Jehovah shall make the plague cling to you until He has consumed you from off the land where you go to possess it.
Jehovah shall strike you with lung disease and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew. And they shall pursue you until you perish.
Is this the God you know? Does this sound like the current virus of today? Lung disease, fevers, inflammation all are symptoms that would mark you out as have the Corona virus. You would be hospitalized and marked for life as one who carries this deadly, terrible disease!
But there is a worse disease; the disease of sin and disobedience to God. Does the U. S. have any greater claim to God’s blessings than Israel did some 3500+ years ago? The U. S. is filled with Bible Colleges, Seminaries, churches of all types, ministries, YouTube channels, TV programming, books, devotions, etc.
Are we more godly, more righteous, more deserving because of all of this? No! We are more deserving of God’s wrath and judgment, which may be one of the reasons for this terror-filled environment we currently find ourselves in.
What does this all mean? What is God revealing to us? What do we need to do?
I will be traveling all next week. When I return I will try to address these questions from God’s perspective as revealed in His Word.