THE LORD IN YOU IS GREATER THAN COVID-19!

Dearly Beloved, THE LORD IN YOU IS GREATER THAN COVID-19! “So he answered, ‘Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them’” (2 Kings 6:16 NKJV). “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4 NKJV). The ravaging COVID-19 pandemic has become not only an army that besieges the whole world, but also a sort of war that the world is battling with for over four months without any victory in sight. Many opinions and schools of thoughts have been formed about the pandemic. Many people are not only in despair, but they do not also know what to do again. It seems God is not there to save people from this deadly virus. However, God is there! A great army of Syria besieged the town of Dothan in readiness to capture Prophet Elisha. When his servant woke up and saw the great army with their horses and chariots, he cried out to his master. Elisha calmed him down by saying, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them” (2 Kings 6:16 NKJV). He then prayed that God should open the spiritual eyes of the servant so as to see the army of fire from God that surrounded them. This latter army is like the Angel of the Lord that surrounds those who fear God to deliver them (see Psalm 34:7). Elisha, his servant and the entire town were delivered from the army of Syria. He even turned the Syrian army to a laughing-stock. It may seem as if this ravaging COVID-19 pandemic is insurmountable as it continues to spread unabated and more and more people are dying every day throughout the world as a result of the disease. However, a Christian does not need to panic about the pandemic. The Lord who is with the Christians is greater than the COVID-19 pandemic (see 1 John 5:4). The Lord God Almighty is His name. He is mighty in battle. He will help us fight this battle. He will give us victory over it. No wonder, we can say with the psalmist that even though we pass through the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic we will fear no evil or disease, for the Lord is with us (see Psalm 23:4). Even if a Christian dies of COVID-19 or any other form of diseases, it is a gain for him or her. Apostle Paul declared, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” and “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens” (Philippians 1:21; 2 Corinthians 5:1 NKJV). Those who died of COVID-19 pandemic and were really in God will be translated to a far better place. Hallelujah! This COVID-19 pandemic may continue to rage. It will be overcome. People of God need not fear it because He who is in them is greater than the disease. It will soon become a history. In His service, Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor). Prayer Point: Lord, let me be mindful of Your mightiness and presence in this COVID-19 pandemic period.