World attention has been focused recently on the
coronavirus outbreak. The BBC shares these facts about the problem: “The human
race is locked in a battle against something five million times smaller than
us. The novel coronavirus that has emerged from the Wuhan in China has gone
from an unknown enemy to feared worldwide, in a matter of months. As it
continues to spread around the world, bringing panic with it, scientists are
striving to develop ways of fighting this previously unknown threat.
Sophisticated computer modelling is being used to track and predict its
transmission, while virologists are attempting to engineer a vaccine. Others
are seeking drug treatments that can help those who fall ill with the
infection. But this is not the first coronavirus scientists have encountered,
and defeating them is harder than you might think. Even after decades of
trying, coronaviruses are formidable foes. Some of the most common and
challenging diseases are caused by coronaviruses. One of the viruses that
causes the common cold is a coronavirus, and we have yet to find an effective
vaccine or cure for it despite years of work. Both the deadly Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers)
outbreaks were also caused by coronaviruses.”*
I’m grateful for all
those who are working hard to protect us from this physical threat. Wouldn’t it
be great if the same level of world attention and resources could be focused on
an even greater threat -- SIN? As deadly
as a physical virus can be, the consequences of sin are even worse. And yet, rather than raising an alarm, most
of our world celebrates and promotes sin rather than seeking a way to eradicate
it.
In the case of the sin virus, the antidote has already
been provided and is readily available to anyone who accepts God’s gracious
offer of spiritual healing by faith. Thank You, Father, for providing all that
is necessary to defeat this epidemic through Your Son! May our world see the danger and get the help
they need.
God loves you!
Mike
*https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200h210-coronavirus-finding-a-cure-to-fight-the-symptoms
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