Don't Panic During Pandemic-Pastor Dragoon

'The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. One thing I have desired of the Lord , That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord , And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.' Psalms 27:1-5  Nothing can replace the presence of God’s people together. There is a dynamic when the people of God gather together with the Spirit of God that can’t be duplicated over live stream or TV. The recent lack of toilet paper due to Coronavirus is a phenomenon in the human condition called “panic buying”. It is a herd type of behavior. “Don’t Panic During Pandemic.” Use common sense - don’t tempt God by acting stupid, like the NBA player who mocked the virus during a press conference and ended up with the virus, infected his teammates and put several people in quarantine. Obeying God’s commandments that sound counterintuitive, like the Children of Israel walking around Jericho instead of attacking with swords, is not stupid. If God is for us, who can be against us? If Coronavirus is scarier to us than our faith in God, we have a very puny god. God can use things like the Coronavirus and other calamities to bring His people closer to Him. We can do everything possible (go to the hospital, wash hands, use sanitizer, government releasing money into the stock market, etc.) and still fall short. President Trump declared today a National Day of Prayer because even he understands this. Good parents don’t protect their children from every harm - we want them to struggle a little in order to learn something; do better next time. As a good father, God will sometimes allow us to struggle. The Spanish Flu of 1918 did horrible damage to the population, but afterwards there was massive revival. During a pandemic, we should humble ourselves and pray. People of prayer are the ones that experience the peace of God that surpasses all understanding. If we’ll seek the face of God, He’ll forgive our sins and heal our land. Our land is sick with more than Coronavirus: abortion, divorce, pornography, perversion, etc. As Joseph’s example shows us, “what you meant for evil against me, God meant for good, in order to bring about this day to save many souls alive.” Want to receive text updates from our church? Send the keyword VBPH to 757-665-2410. Please let us know how this message has influenced you using one of these options: Email: [email protected] Voicemail: https://anchor.fm/vbph-sermons/message Thanks for listening! Has this message been a blessing to you? Please consider giving a generous donation