It’s not What you Know but Who you Know
For My ways are not your ways…
Facts, false news, science, opinions…
Wow, I don’t know if you’re like me, but I’m getting acute aversion in the pit of my stomach whenever I get another WhatsApp, FB post or Tweet on information about the virus. Was it a leak from a Chinese laboratory dabbling in germ warfare? Was this an experiment that was exported to China from America after it was banned in the US? Did it come from strange animals sold in the Chinese market? Is it a plot by China to dominate the world’s economy? Is it primarily a blood disease?………I have stopped reading/listening to these things now, because I am sure of one thing.
The ultimate truth
Whatever the truth behind this pandemic, the ultimate truth is that
(i )God is in control and
(ii) all things work together for the good of those who love Him.
However this started, whatever the motives of man, God is ultimately orchestrating His plan and it is exciting to anticipate what He is doing, scary as it might be along the way.
An example from Easter
We have just celebrated Easter and that par excellence shows how God was in control of a scenario that was brought about through jealousy, religious hypocrisy, hatred and cruelty. To the disciples on the ground, it must have seemed to be out of control, yet in hindsight we can see that history was tilted upward through that act. And the motives of the various players were merely incidental. I can’t wait to look back on this momentous episode in the history of our planet and see, in hindsight, what God was doing.
Ultimately it is not what you know about how this happened and what the science is behind the illness that will affect us. It is Who you know who can bring you through. The more we get to know Jesus, the more the other facts fade into the background.
Scripture shows the way
The book of Isaiah is filled with passages contrasting the fate of those who trust in God in times of trouble with those who trust in other things to get them through. Psalm 91 is a wonderful psalm that seems to have been written especially for today, yet its promises are addressed specifically to those who trust in God.
Instead of using our forced confinement to fill our minds with all the gossip and speculation about Covid 19, let’s use it to get to know the One who created the universe and you and me better. Then this time will be one invested in healing our land and ensuring our well-being for all eternity.
