life and peace during Covid-19

Romans 8:6 NASB

For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

The last eight months have been full of challenges. Most would use world like chaos, stress, unrest, pain, confusion and lots more. The pandemic we know as Covid-19 continues to be something that stumps us all.

The choice is ours of what we allow it to be for us. We can go with the chaos or choose peace.

What we so with our minds or what we allow our minds to dwell either produce pain and chaos or life and peace. I will choose life and peace. There is a choice to be made, and that choice is yours and mine.

Look at the key words of this verse. Well, at least the key verbs if you change them around a bit. I would say they are “set your mind”. Set it to peace and life. Set your mind away from death, destruction and stress. If we are honest, we would say that we thought this stuff would be over by now, yet it continues to confound so many people. That would include you and me.

But I will choose life and peace. I will choose not to worry, and if that is what I choose, there is a promise to claim.

Philippians 4:6-7 NLT

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Peace is mine. Peace is yours. That is peace that exceeds anything else. That is peace that guards and guides our lives.

In a world wrecked by a virus I choose to not be wrapped up in death. I choose life and peace. That is what God offers to each of us if we set our minds on Him.

NOTE: thanksgiving meal boxes can be picked up at the Henry County Food Pantry in Bassett (the old Bassett Printing building) Wednesday, November 25th from 9 till noon and a Thanksgiving meal will be prepared at Orchard Drive Baptist Church on that Thursday.

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