Life Goes On

Tune in to almost any network news program and you will be hit broadside with a plethora of headline words designed to scare you.  Words like "horrific" and "terrible" along with phrases like "out of control" , "no possible solution" or "no end in sight" are all designed to frighten you toward the conclusion the network would like you to adopt.  Their conclusion is that you have no hope. The driving force behind the covid 19 pandemic is FEAR.  If enough people decide that they have no hope, then they will buy in to whatever the government or the "health industry" tells them.   For the Christ follower this goes against everything the Gospel teaches.  Jesus came to set us free from fear.  The Apostle John reminds us that "perfect love drives out fear"  (1 John 4:18.)  In FDR's first inaugural address he uttered the classic line, "we have nothing to fear but fear itself."  Often fear or dread is what I...

I love the story of Elisha and his servant who were in the city of Dothan.  In 2 Kings 6:15-17 the servant got up early and went out and saw that the city was surrounded by troops who had been sent to capture Elisha.  The servant ran back inside the house and told Elisha what he had seen and then asked, "Oh, my master, what are we to do?"   Elisha replied, "Don't be afraid, for those who are with us outnumber those who are with them."   I can only imagine the look on the servant's face.  Then Elisha prayed "Lord, please open his eyes and let him see."    "So the LORD opened the servant's eyes and he saw the mountain was covered with horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha." We are in a time when it is easy to be like the servant.  We look around and see the enemy of corona virus and the enemy of corrupt politicians and violent hate groups surrounding us.  It is easy to despair.  However, if our eyes were to be opened as when Eli...