My Reflections

Spiritual side of Covid

prompt
Do you think there is a Spiritual picture going on with Covid-19? Explain your opinion.

It is said there is a physical and spiritual side to everything that exists.

In all honesty, it is hard to know what to believe about just about anything anymore. Confusion is not from God. James 3:13-18 ▼

13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

However, God may allow confusion as a punishment for sin. This whole subject could easily turn into a full-blown Bible study and an interesting one it would be at that.

Was the virus man-made? Was it spread accidentally or on purpose? Do we know the answer with 100% certainty? Only God truly knows for certain. We all know that the media only tells you what they want you to hear. Then there are the conspiracy theorist. Some of their suspicions are legitimate. Some, only God knows where the ideas came from. I think all of this adds to the confusion. One thing I know, man-made or not, accidentally spread or on purpose, God is still in control.

There are many places in the Bible where it speaks of God sending plagues for judgement. I would be here a while if I were to try to list them all. Is this virus a judgement of God? I think it may be, but I do not know 100% for sure.

I do believe it is a good idea to consider our ways. Anytime things are not going well in life, it is a good time to do a quick self-check. Examine yourself at this time to see where you stand with God. Confess any unconfessed sin and seek his healing and forgiveness. Put away anything evil from you. Return to him and he will return to you.
Hagai 1:5-7 ▼

5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

Having said that, there are times God allows bad things to happen to test us, teach us, and to reveal his glory. So once we have examined ourselves to make sure we are in good standing with God, Talk to him. Spend some time with him. Poor out your heart before him. I like to ask him not to let me miss the lesson he is trying to teach me. I ask him to reveal his glory no matter what happens even if I fail or am required to suffer. I ask him to reveal to me where I fall short and to help me to change.

Rather we are in the last days or not doesn't matter. Either way we need to draw as close to God as possible even if it hurts. We need to get to the place where we can say from the heart, "Even though he slays me, I will follow him."