Hey LCC, As we continue to pray and seek guidance during this global issue surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) that is literally impacting the entire world, I wanted to remind all of us of the faithfulness of God and the need for godly and Spirit-led responses from the people of God as we navigate these next few days, weeks, and months as a community.
Responses from people on Facebook, the news, workplaces, schools, and the like provide us with a wide spectrum that ranges from fear and panic on one side to irresponsible and dismissive on the other. Wherever you are at in your response to this season we all find ourselves now in, let us remember to trust God, pray, and offer hope to people who desperately need it. Feel free to use our Facebook page or this News forum as platforms to post prayer requests, messages of hope from God's Word, encouraging words from others, as well as resources for us to utilize so that we can stay connected and realize that we are never alone (Psalm 23, Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:42-47; 2 Timothy 1:6-10).
Remember, we can absolutely have faith in God and still use wisdom. As we have heard many Christian leaders say over the last few days, these two things do not have to be exclusive. After all, some of the names of God found in the Scriptures are the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, council and might, and knowledge and the fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2). It might help to remember also that a day is coming, no matter how bad it may seem now, where God will wipe away every tear, and sin, sickness, death, and suffering will be no more (Isaiah 11 and Revelation 21:1-8). PRAISE GOD! Whatever this wisdom looks like in your world, home, home church, meetings, and the like, we trust you and want everyone to know that we support your ability to hear God's voice and make the best decision(s) for you and your loved ones. We love you all and are praying for the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ to be with us all. God is good!