I am as anxious as anyone (perhaps even MORE) to be free from wearing a face mask and

being confined to my house for weeks, due to my age and physical condition.  I would wake up, look outside and see nothing but limbs on my trees ladened with snow. Oh for some sunshine and warm air!

 

However, this old woman am a bit troubled over the virus thing, for I have a different perspective about it.

 

God did give me a dream back in February that showed me it was coming, and what the interpretation meant, then confirmed it through a very spiritual Jewish rabbi, Jonathan Cahn.  It was hard to sleep after that, and harder to hold my excitement that the good Lord would so priviledged me to see things come to pass before my eyes.

 

A horrible virus has now traveled all over the earth, bringing death and economic hardship to millions.  As bad as it is, it has also revealed the beauty which we still see in the sacrifices and tireless efforts to help which so many still do to one another. Day after

day, the news is focused on these precious men and women, working hour after hour

hoping and praying their skills might save some.  The world engulfed in a sea of suffering

and death about the bills piling up. Store shelves empty. Pastors preaching  to empty pews, members to wearing face masks and not allowed freedom to sit where they choose, lay hands on the ill or pray together and no more than 10 at a time?

 

 

Despite all these conditions and our living through the changes and uncertainties, faith in God is being tested and tri I find the hardest of them all is to overcome the possible outcome which keeps before us, like unrelenting waves. Will we? Or will we not?  For that dream I had keeps asking that question:

 

       If My people, who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek

My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sins

And heal their land.

 

Will we? Or will we not?

 

Nice words from that scripture: but it applies to US.  His people. called by His name: Christians! Blame China, drug lords, global warming or some liberal politican, but to US! Individually!  Me and you!

 

Have we been  humbled enough to admit this? The way to put things back the way they were before ANOTHER VIRUS grinds everything to a halt? Those who know they need to repent, but blame, with every kind of excuse why they don’t seek God, why they don’t turn from their sins, and never forgive nor pray for their enemies? Judge and condemn,

covet, lie, steal, wound with our words…Never pray for our leaders? 

 

God sees all. The compassionate, the true followers of His son, Jesus Christ. We are looking at both the problem and the solution sitting on opposite seats of some seesaw

Will we? Or won’t we? 

 

Don’t just complain and blame.   It’s a serious game.

 

Mary E Adams

meamin@mtaonline.net