Sleeping Watchmen 2

Why has God brought everybody home from fear and panic from this virus?

Have you realized that for the first time in a very long time the leaders are as afraid as are the led?

Have you noticed that the rich are probably in greater panic than the poor? That the invincible are as exposed as the downtrodden?

Yet the saddest thing is that for the first time people are scared of the solemn assembly that has always been the clarion call whenever calamity struck. It has become criminal to even consider uniting in corporate prayer as it has had been since time immemorial.

Even spiritual leaders are falling over themselves to ‘obey’ the ‘kings’ as if the King of kings is on holiday.

I am not encouraging civil disobedience. But I really want to understand who the head of the church is. Who should issue directives to the church of Christ? What has Christ ordered?

Where should the word come from? Who is in a better position to understand this epidemic than God’s servants? Why then should they be following the lead of ‘experts’?

Like I asked in my last post, was God caught unawares by this virus?

The God I know, who is the God of the Bible, not only knows everything, but He is also in complete charge of the world He created. Everything that happens is either from Him or comes with His permission. And He does it to fulfill His purpose. But He asks His prophets to prepare His people for what is at hand.

How come that the church must wait for directions from ‘Caesar’?

Away from tough questions, what do I see as the outcome of this epidemic?

Again like I mentioned in the last post the pride of man has been brought low. Man has finally realized that he is limited.

I am sure that many are questioning their chest thumping especially against God. Many are questioning their assumptions and confessions. Many have realized that money is not an answer to much in this life. And many are opening their hearts to an alternative reality.

Many are questioning the validity of what they have believed all their lives. And I am sure many are very open to Christ being the only way out of this crisis. They only need a witness to respond to Christ’s call to salvation.

But the witness is locked up, either in quarantine or social distancing. And the church that people always ran to for answers and explanations is also locked.

I see many turning to God in repentance and faith. And miracles of healing will start being experienced, especially on this virus’ sufferers. And churches will increase their membership even in closure, especially with this new breed of believers who have basically come from a godless past.

This means that the pastorate must change the kind of preaching they do to accommodate this new breed as the worn out nonsense that has been preached makes sense only to those who have grown through it. They must go back to the Bible and the Bible only for answers and doctrine as the social, entertaining and motivational model has brought people to this point of having no answers for something as small as this virus.

I am sure there are millions crying for Bibles to be able to understand what is happening. And the digital Bible will come in handy. And ministries like www.wordplanet.org with Bibles and audio Bibles in many languages are recommended for any seeker.

Apart from that there are some things that could change completely.

Harlots may have to consider moving away from their profession as the distancing aspect make the nature of their jobs risky, probably criminal.

This could make them find better alternatives to a life of sin. And their customers could also realize that fornication and adultery are always dangerous, corona or not, because they are sin and detrimental to a good life.

Families who have been spread thin of time together may rekindle the flame of healthy family and marital life through this enforced confinement. And of course the unfaithful may discover that now that they have no chance of the same that what they were running from is as attractive as it was when they tied the knot. It is only that they had been looking elsewhere all the time.

Of course, through the damage in the sporting arena, betting will take a beating. And I suspect some addicts will have gotten what they needed to get out of that addiction. This virus could very easily be an answer to their prayers.

Let me close with a hope.

This being the Passover season, suppose Jesus decides to say ‘It is Finished’ to corona as He said about our sins on Calvary? I am praying, and waiting for that.

Then the world will be in no doubt who is the King of kings and Healer of the world.