He Knows

[Jesus speaking] Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
Matthew 6:25-27 NIV

I realize that God will use anything, including the coronavirus 19, to change our hearts and draw us toward Him. I know that God will take what satan meant for bad and turn it for good, so I've been asking the Holy Spirit, "What would You have me learn in all this?" Today, I was reminded yet again that I need to have more compassion, and not be so quick to judge. Thank God for His Word in Jude, But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And on some have compassion... 

I was very compassionate at first, but lately, I've been angry at the media for whipping people into a frenzy. I've been angry at the people for allowing themselves to be whipped into a frenzy. And I hate to admit it, but I have to admit so I can be forgiven that I've been angrier with the Christians than I have been with the non-believers. We are supposed to walk in faith, not in fear. Yet, instead of having compassion and encouraging their fledgling faith, I just was mad. (Yes, I have asked God to forgive my sin.)

I also read the following commentary in my study Bible today. 

"Because of the ill effects of worry, Jesus tells us not to worry about those needs that God promises to supply. Worry may (1) damage your health, (2) disrupt your productivity, (3) negatively affect the way you treat others, and (4) reduce your ability to trust God. How many ill effects of worry are you experiencing?" (Besides the shortage of toilet paper...)

If we read down a little further in Matthew 6, we find Jesus still talking to us,  So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Our heavenly Father knows what we need. Compassion. Correction. Courage. We may not get what we want, but He will ALWAYS give us what we need. He knows.

Prayer:

Father,

           Thank You for always watching over us. Thank You for loving us enough to correct us. Please continue to do so.  Father, we come before You praying and believing for Your intervention with regard to CoVid-19. Stop this plague, Lord. Your Word says when the enemy comes in like a flood that You will lift up the standard against him, and we humbly ask You, Father, to do that now. Help us to walk in love toward one another, not only helping with supplying physical needs but more importantly - helping to build one another's faith. In Jesus' Name we pray, amen.