Right now lock down restrictions are gradually being lifted in the UK (rightly or wrongly). I don’t know about you, but I think that “coming out of lock-down” is more chaotic than being “locked down”. Mixed messages. Lack of clarity. Too many and too rapid changes are causing more confusion and people are simply not adhering to guidelines …. Sorry, what guidelines are people really supposed to be following?
Many of us have not found this period easy. Some have been radically impacted due to contracting this Corona Virus and/or having lost loved ones directly or indirectly as a result of this pandemic.
This along with the riots and demonstrations where even the social distancing rules are being ignored, is enough to confuse and distress us all.
In addition to this, the impact on people’s lives as regards emotional and mental health issues is taking its toll. People are anxious about their jobs, finances, education. The rapid and drastic changes that have taken place over a very short space of time are extremely difficult to deal with.
People ask, “Will we ever get back to normal?” I don’t think so. The “new normal” is a phrase being constantly heard – part of the “new vocabulary” we’re all growing accustomed to – social distancing, self-isolation, self-monitoring, tracking, etc. It is hardly likely, nigh impossible, for things to go back to normal, to what it once was.
But you know what, God is still in control and He will remember His own. I am reminded of that beautiful old hymn written by Kittie L Suffield in 1929, and very seldom sung these days:
Burdened soul, is your heart growing weary
With the toil and the heat of the day?
Does it seem that your path is more thorny
As you journey along on life’s way?
Go away and in secret before Him
Tell your grief to the Saviour alone;
He will lighten your care, for He still answers prayer;
God is still on the throne.
Chorus:
God is still on the throne,
And He will remember His own;
Tho’ trials may press us and burdens distress us,
He never will leave us alone;
God is still on the throne,
He never forsaketh His own;
His promise is true, He will not forget you,
God is still on the throne.
Warren Wiersbe in one of his devotionals recently reminded me, and I share it with you all, that we are in very good hands! He writes: “The sober-minded believer has a calm, sane outlook on life”. They are neither complacent nor are they terrified. They are confronted with news of every kind being thrown at them, but they do not lose heart or give up. Why? Because they know their future is in His hands, their Father’s hands. And because of this, they (with the help of their precious Heavenly Father) are able to live each day “creatively, calmly, and obediently”
And as Warren Wiersbe continued: “Outlook determines outcome; and when your outlook is the uplook, then your outcome is secure”!
Here are a few wonderful Scriptures to encourage you:
“Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be confounded. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do His will. And I know that I will not be put to shame”. (Isaiah 50:7- NLT)
“As for me, I look to the LORD for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me.” (Micah 7:7)
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” (Romans 8:28)
“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” (Hebrews 4:16)
Take courage! Whatever happens, know that the LORD has promised He will never leave us nor forsake us.
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The Lord bless you and keep you in His care
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Meditating on God’s precious Word can be so rewarding and encouraging. It can also present us with challenges. But, spending time in His Word and allowing Him to speak to us is so uplifting.
Not only is it speeding along, it is changing our lives in ways we could not have imagined when we welcomed in the New Year less than 6 months ago! Even the last 3 months has brought about unbelievable change. We are being told that life will never be quite the same again (and that is true!!) and that we have to get used to the “new normal”.
The research results indicate that many pastors in the survey have noted that 
It is NOT a closed book. It is a clear picture and timeline of the Lord’s dealing with the church, the catching away of believers, the rise of the Antichrist and False Prophet, the pouring out of God’s wrath on an unbelieving world and culminating in the magnificent return of the Lord with His saints to set up His 1000 year reign on earth. It explains the final destination of those who have rejected God and those who have trusted Christ as their Saviour and much more.
Joel Rosenberg states, “For too long, many pastors have shied away from teaching on birth pangs and events leading up to the Second Coming of the Lord, but 
gathering of millions of Jewish people were fulfillments of prophecies in the Bible. That’s great news but that was 72 years ago. 
Have you noticed the speed at which these things are happening? Three months ago you would have had no idea that we would be finding ourselves “locked down” and getting used to a new vocabulary and what will surely end up being the new norm?how fast this is proceeding? But things have changed and will change even more …. and not or the better. The globalists have no time to waste.
Yes, the ornate china jar may be a delight to the eye, cost a pretty sum to acquire, but as regards contents, it is simply filled with “emptiness” and will be a decorative mantle-piece item with no real use or purpose.
show cabinet, but it may be holding contents of inestimable value!
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GOOD SHEPHERD AND THE FALSE SHEPHERDS? 
We will be absolutely safe under the protection of Jesus, our Saviour.
Fear of acquiring the corona virus
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“And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
What is taking place globally due to the Corona Virus is no accident but rather a very well-orchestrated programme working towards the establishment of a One World Government, One World Money System and a One World Religion. We only need to look what is happening in our own communities to see the impact this is having on individuals, businesses, the self-employed, stock markets, education, health, etc, etc. And this is happening in country after country and following the exact same pattern.