NO FEAR HERE

I have just been listening to the song "We Believe" by Newsboys. Great song of declaration of total dependency on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Let me share some of the lyrics with you for your encouragement, son and daughter of the Living God:

In this time of desperation

When all we know is doubt and fear

There is only one foundation

We believe, we believe

In this broken generation

When all is dark, You help us see

There is only one foundation

We believe, we believe

We believe in God the Father

We believe in Jesus Christ

We believe in the Holy Spirit

And He's given us new life

We believe in the crucifixion

We believe that He conquered death

We believe in the resurrection

And He's comin' back again, we believe

So let our faith be more than anthems

Greater than the songs we sing

And in our weakness and temptations

We believe, we believe

Let the lost be found and the dead be raised

In the here and now, let love invade

Let the church live love our God will see

We believe, we believe

And the gates of hell will not prevail

For the power of God has torn the veil

Now we know Your love will never fail

We believe, we believe

As of mid-March, 2020, the world is in the grip of a fear that has not been seen for probably decades - because of an unseen enemy, an unwelcome invader of microscopic proportions - a virus called COVID-19, popularly dubbed Coronavirus, because of the crown-like appearance exhibited by this virus under the gaze of the electron microscope.

Beginning its reign of terror in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the sprawling capital of Central China's Hubei province, a commercial centre divided by the Yangtze and Han rivers - this viral infection has spread to a large number of countries around the world, with most people affected in China, Italy and Iran, and South Korea with lessening numbers in other countries. As of today, in my home nation of Australia, there have been three hundred cases of this virus.
In the island state of Tasmania where I live, at this point in time, there have been only seven cases of Coronavirus.

Authorities say that about eighty percent of those infected suffer only mild symptoms, with the other twenty percent requiring some kind of medical help, either from a GP or through hospital care. Sadly a small percentage of those infected have succumbed to the virus and have died - the majority being elderly (80+), and/or having other pre-existing medical conditions which have seen their immune systems compromised.

What is becoming increasingly clear with every day that this "pandemic" is progressing is that, even worse than the threat of the infection - is the fear and panic, and community anxiety being experienced by many. As much as the mass media and social media are being helpful in disseminating useful information about the Coronavirus, they have been also a contributor to much fear and panic by those across the nations who are suddenly faced with the prospect of facing their tenuous mortality. The fear of death is a major fear which will drive many to take some extreme and sometimes desperate actions.

I was a little shocked when mid-morning today, I decided to go to the local Woolworths supermarket to buy something. There was hardly a free parking space in the large shopping centre carpark area. Monday morning is typically fairly quiet. Then it dawned on me that people are suddenly panic-buying on the back of the Prime Minister and cabinet yesterday announcing new measures to limit the spread of the virus - BUT, as I said above, at present, there are only seven cases of COVID-19 in Tasmania, an island state with a population, in round figures, of half a million.

TO BE CONTINUED

If you have read this blog and would like to know more about how you can become a Christian, and be assured of your eternal salvation:
Go online to www.vision.org.au  This is the home of Vision Christian Media in Australia. Click on the Grow your faith tab at the top of the page, then click on "Looking for God?" from the dropdown menu.
God Bless!