A
few of my thoughts:
Pray
about the COVID-19 outbreak. Pray that
God would to great things in our country and around the world. Pray for revival.
Don’t
panic, but get the facts from trusted news sources.
Wash
your hands well and often with soap and water.
Eat
right, exercise, get plenty of sleep.
Do
not shake hands or hug, but do be friendly! As you can, be helpful to
others.
Use
the good judgment God gave you.
Trust
in the Lord, and keep doing what it right.
At
this point I’m not criticizing churches that close their Worship Services, or
those who do not. But, be very
careful.
Interestingly,
churches were forced to close their doors in October, AD 1918 during the Flu
Epidemic. Do some research on this; you
will find it interesting.
COVID-19
is also called the Chinese Flu and the Wuhan Flu, because that is where it
started. But that does not mean to avoid
Chinese or Oriental people or Chinese restaurants; they will not give you the
virus because they are Chinese! I love
Chinese food.
Our
president and country seem to be doing an outstanding job dealing with this
pandemic.
In
the early days many were skeptical concerning Corona Virus. We should, however be taking it very
seriously. Don’t smart off too much
about all this – you may have to eat your words.
Stay
informed about how this affects our churches at bpnews.net.
Your
church may be hurting for money.
Remember, your church has to pay the bills, salaries, and give to
missions. Continue giving tithes and
offerings. Mail it or give online if
necessary.
Mission giving during a time of crisis is always appropriate. Two great possibilites: Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and Samaritan's Purse.
The
stock market looks terrible and, like many of you, I’ve lost a lot of money in
my retirement / investments. If at all
possible, keep your money in the stock market; I’m convinced it will come back
fairly soon. If you can get your hands
on cash, now it a good time to invest; stocks are on sale. To this point, I’ve not taken any of my money
out of the stock market; I’ve actually added a little to it.
I’ve
found foxnews.com to be a good source for COVID-19 news.
Last,
don’t wait for a crisis, always be stocked up on toilet paper!
Update: A couple of messages we've recently placed on our church sign;
KNOW GOD, KNOW PEACE
NO GOD, NO PEACE
and,
TRUST THE LORD AND WASH YOUR HANDS.
Update: A couple of messages we've recently placed on our church sign;
KNOW GOD, KNOW PEACE
NO GOD, NO PEACE
and,
TRUST THE LORD AND WASH YOUR HANDS.
-David
R. Brumbelow, gulfcoastpastor.blogspot.com, March 18, AD 2020.
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