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If You’re in a Panic Due to COVID, Why Not With a Virus of Sin?

As COVID-19 has ravaged our nation, many people are really seeing the devastating affects on lives. People are being so effected by this virus that they literally will do just about anything to keep from getting it. And on the other hand, there are those who don’t even believe that it is real. So they will go about not following any of the warnings that the medical scientist have publicized. They would go about being the very ones who would go around buying up and hoarding all the supplies and then selling them at exuberant price. For example, one man went around to 3 states, buying all of the hand sanitizer, thinking as an opportunist would to make a profit. Another individual bought up most of the paper supplies, and another bought up all the masks in the first few months of the pandemic. Oftentimes tough situations bring out the real heart in a person. Sheer panic, usually leads to a sudden change in character and personality. Sometimes ours good deeds are not good enough because the intention of our heart in doing the deeds, stems from a subjugated heart. The word of God has this to say about it in Luke 6:43-49:

43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when
the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

Now it amazing how in this pandemic some people are afraid of the person next to them, even people in their own family. So they try their best to find many types of ways to protect themselves. This is due to the fact that when people are faced with the an imminent and present danger, they
quickly change to self-preservation and the preservation of their loved ones. But when the threat is of a lesser and slower subverting nature, we take a lackadaisical mind set about the threat that is killing us ever so slowly through subjugation and cunningness. Why is this?

Matthew 16:24-28
24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

In my conclusion, remember Philippians 4:6-13:
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are
of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 12 I know both how to be
abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Now that you have heard, go live and perform the has purpose Jesus has for your life. Selah.