What ought we to fear?

[Leonardo Von]

    What ought we to fear? 

    The fear of the people, today, is Corona Virus. I own up that I worry more about the measures of the government to try to cramp this virus than by the own virus. I fear that, what took place in Jerusalem, can come about us:

•    “*All her people sigh; they seek bread*. They have given their desirable things for food to relieve the soul. See, O Jehovah, and look on me, for I have become vile.” (Lamentations 1.11). 

Here in Brazil many fathers of family are being foreclosed of keeping opened their middle of livelihood. In other countries, people are undergoing lockdown.

However, while I was evangelizing in the public hospital, a sister in Christ amazing me. She said that she praises Jesus for this crisis and behold her point: when everything sounds good, people only mull over get more comfort, status, etc., nobody have time to nobody, let alone to Jesus and His word. Now people are being compelled to stay at home closer to their spouse and children. 

Indeed, I believe that all this is an occasion that Jesus is purveying to lead His Church’s members to look back when they were in love for their spouse and, thus, restore the meaning of family in their lives.

After this, I remembered of Isaiah:

•    “In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made for him to worship, to the moles and to the bats;” (Isaiah 2.20).

As in the crisis of the petrol, we are about experiencing again the situation wherein people have money, but don’t have “what” or “where” to buy. And the time will come up when the man will be more precious and rare than gold (Isaiah 13.12).

In virtue of this, behold the warning of the Creator:

•    “For so Jehovah spoke to me with a strong hand, and warned me against walking in the way of this people, saying, do not say, A conspiracy! to everything of which this people says, A conspiracy! And do not fear their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify Jehovah of Hosts Himself, and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread. And He shall be a sanctuary...” (Isaiah 8.11-14).

Of course, as it took place in Jerusalem, will happen to the people today:

•    “...many among them shall stumble and fall and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.” (Isaiah 8.15)

Notwithstanding, the order is:

•     Bind up the testimony, seal the Law among My disciples.” (Isaiah 8.16).

And, chiefly:

•    “Listen to me, pursuers of righteousness; seekers of Jehovah: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug. Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you; for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.” (Isaiah 51.1,2).

So, don't fear the words of the media, let alone what people fear. Be afraid of saddening the Creator moving away from Him or disobeying His words (SEE Luke 12.4,5).

Recall: we that believe in Jesus aren’t in crisis; we are in Christ. So, focus on looking at Christ and sowing the precious seed (the gospel – Psalms 126.5,6) and experiment a prodigious day walking on the waters (Matthew 14.29). Only be careful to not turn aside your eyes from Jesus to take heed in the force of the crisis (Matthew 14.30).