The Bible is not just the single most powerful weapon in the universe it is also the believer’s greatest source of hope and comfort. It is the Word of God.

No doubt these are perplexing and troubling times for all.  

The absence of regular worship, Bible study, and fellowship with believers have left many without what the body of Christ needs most of all. Spiritual edification and nurturing to prepare and equip the body of Christ for ministry (Ephesians 4:11-16).

Neverending Uncertainty

Since COVID19 nothing has been normal especially how we worship. Lockdowns and the endless stream of uncertainty have pushed the pause button on spiritual growth. COVID19 has so dramatically changed every aspect of a believer’s life, not just in how we worship, but even how we exist in the world.

But God hasn’t Changed…He Will Never Leave Us… We are Never Alone…

Trust in His promises. We are members of the body of Christ, His possession, blood-bought, sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise as the guarantee of our inheritance (our new glorious body). Nothing can change our eternal destiny which is with our Lord and Savior in glory.

There is no greater source of comfort for Christians than reading and understanding God’s Word. There are so many encouraging passages to turn to in the context of this post but Hebrews 13:5-6 and 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 fit perfectly and will provide the encouragement and edification needed in view of current events.

Ultimately, we are promised persecution and difficult times but we are also promised; God is always with us.

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

Hebrews 13:5-6

‘But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, but life in you. And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak, knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.’

II Corinthians 4:7-15