“If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small. Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter! If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this”; doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?” (Proverbs 24:10-12 WEB)
Times of crisis like this reveal what Christians really believe.
In stable times, it is easy to say that you trust Jesus, but when an enemy appears to threaten the world, are you crippled by worry and fear?
Your first reaction reveals what is in your heart.
If you are afraid, there is no condemnation, but it is just a good indication of how deeply you are rooted in Christ’s love.
Another thing is, the passage above continues to talk about winning souls.
Times of trouble may be bad for the world, but they are also good opportunities for the Gospel of Jesus Christ to go forth.
In times of stability , people may feel like that they don’t need God. But when things spiral out of control and they feel vulnerable, their hearts become like ground that has been loosened, fertile enough for God’s word to grow in.
The other night as I was worshipping God, I received this strongly in my spirit: “Something much more infectious and powerful than COVID-19 is the Gospel of Jesus Christ spreading even faster thanks to the worldwide shaking that this virus caused. Where the virus travels, the good news of forgiveness of sins in Jesus spreads even faster and more gloriously!”
While the world’s hearts are fainting because of fear, we the children of God should see it from the godly perspective that God is using what the devil meant for evil to be for mankind’s good.
Souls are being saved at a rate like never before. There is a greater openness to the Gospel right now which means it’s a good time to share about Jesus to unbelievers who are feeling fearful or worried about the virus.
If you catch this revelation, respond by being part of one of the great end-time harvests, right before Jesus returns to receive the church to Himself.
There are precious eternal rewards to be won for those who wisely win souls for God’s kingdom.
However don’t feel pressurized you go out and evangelize by your own strength.
Ask Jesus to give you opportunities to sow the Gospel in someone’s heart today as you go about your daily life. An encouraging word, a gesture of kindness, an invitation to church, all these can go a long way for a discouraged unbeliever.
There’s much more revelations about eternal rewards that I want to share with you, but it will take whole book for you to understand and digest these truths.
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