One week ago, this space was filled with news of upcoming events. Today, few of us have definitive plans beyond tomorrow, because we don’t know what will change even between the time these words are written and the time these words are read. Who would have thought just two weeks ago that our country would, for the most part, be shut down?
God did! I love these words, shared by Jeff and Dale Jenkins on their website, thejensinsinstitute.com: "You and I have never been here before, but God has. He has not been surprised by anything that has happened. He is not panicking. His plans and purposes are sovereign. He is not worried about the future. In His Omnipresence He is already in the future and as we move there we are only moving to where He is. The risen Lord always goes before us!”
And as He waits for us as we move to where He is, what does he want us to do? Hear these words from Matthew 6: 31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. (NLT)
I do not share these words to minimize in any way the seriousness of what is going on right now. We mourn for those who have lost loved ones, and we pray earnestly for those who are sick. I know you’re uneasy. I’m uneasy! But God’s got this, because He’s got us!
I love you like crazy, and I can’t wait for the day when I get to hug you again!
-Mike Johnson