What a year: a pandemic. Shortages of toilet paper, milk, meat—people began pretending it was all a crazy bingo game, and with each new revelation, another meme comes out: “Okay, who had ‘Murder Hornets’ for 2020?” And there have been many: a COIN shortage; warnings about hungry rats because there is no restaurant garbage; a lab monkey stole COVID samples; Poland invaded the Czech Republic—by accident; a star that had been studied for 20 years disappeared….
As of today (September 29, 2020), 1M have died due to Covid-19, millions have lost jobs; depression and addictions are skyrocketing. And no one younger than college is learning anything in school right now. For children, online learning is a joke. I have never seen a year like 2020.
But God was not surprised by the pandemic.
God has NOT changed. Lamentations describes a desolation so complete, jackals are prowling Israel:
“But You, Lord, are enthroned forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation. Why have You forgotten us forever, Lord? Restore us to Yourself, so we may return; renew our days as in former times.” Lam. 5:19-21.
No matter what happens, God will not change. He is the God of Holiness, Mercy, Justice, and Grace. “God is love” 1 John 4:8, and the source of all JOY and HOPE. Praise Him—that means, tell Him about Himself and His great attributes.
And talk to your soul, like David[1]:
“Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, the Help of my countenance and my God.”
Psalm 42:11.
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[1] The psalm is attributed to the Sons of Korah, but Spurgeon’s commentary says, “Although David is not mentioned as the author, this Psalm must be the offspring of his pen; it is so Davidic, it smells of the son of Jesse, it bears the marks of his style and experience in every letter. We could sooner doubt the authorship of the second part of Pilgrim’s Progress than question David’s title to be the composer of this Psalm.”
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