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By Pastor David A. Reed

Is the Coronavirus a plague from God? …or from the devil? …or just a coincidence? Does it signal the end of the world? Or, is it a wake-up call for this world? And for lost sinners to turn to Christ?

What is it? And who or what caused it? Really, we don’t know. We can’t say, for sure.

God tells us what we need to know, but he also leaves us to figure things out for ourselves based on the information he gives us. Jesus often did that when he spoke in parables.

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (Psalm 91:1-2)

It’s easy to get discouraged sometimes when we’re faced suddenly with stormy seas as we’re seeing today. School closures, short supply of grocery items, lack of work and so on.

But remember that this, too, shall pass and Jesus is the one who can calm the stormy seas!

In Mark 4:25-41 Jesus was sleeping in the boat as the storm raged and the people with him were very afraid! When they woke him, he rebuked the waves, the wind died down and it was calm.

He asked them, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” That’s the issue that faces us today. Those who have faith have Jesus in the boat with them. Have faith that Christ will calm the stormy sea.

Jim Beatty attends Flanders Rd Church of Christ at 5130 Flanders Rd Toledo, Ohio 43623, 419-882-8188. You contact Jim at jim@pathwaycn.com.