Currently
we are in a world of panic over a particular infectiuous disease
called Ebola, or Ebola Virus, the hemorrhagic fever caused by the
Ebola virus – AKA: Ebola
Fever.
The
media (and certain governers) are intent on causing panic over this
whole situation, even though our learning curve is high and in force,
changing as needed for each situation, and containment has been close
to miraculous.
But
Ebola is definitely a very dangerous virus. And there is no doubt
that it must be contained.
However,
all reason has left the reporting and panicking over this disease. It
has clearly been shown that people who do not attend to someone in
end stage Ebola have very miniscual chance of getting the virus. At
the very least they have to have touched the person in some way and
would have to have been direct in contact with some form of that
person's bodily fluids in order to even be watched for symptoms.
The
fact that American doctors and hospitals are getting ahead quickly in
this invasion of a virus has not really come through in the reporting
and speculations about the coming catastrophe. Right now, everyone
who comes down with a fever seems to be a cause for fear.
Panic
is a strong
I
was having a conversation with a stranger over a year ago, maybe two,
and as we discussed our aches and pains in our aging years, she
suddenly said this mouthful:
You
know our bodies are not made to fail like this. They are supposed to
be perfect, but they have flaws. Someday science
will figure out what to do about that.
As
my jaw dropped and my mind was grasping what she had said, the person
we were there to talk with came up to us. I was blown away that she
had given me a perfect opportunity to explain that situation in
testimony for Christ and that the opportunity flashed away as quickly
as it had come! I was dumb founded, to say the least.
She
was so right: Our bodies were not meant to be weak and vulnerable.
But Science is not the answer. God, and God alone is the answer.
As
for the Ebola “epidemic,” the truth is that even with the few
patients brought into this country, and even with those in this
country coming down with this, we are nowhere near the need for
panic. But that is the big buzz for now: Epidemic sure to follow! We
will all be killed.
Actually
we like to panic about a lot of things - check this list I borrowed
from facebook:
But,
truly, there is
one infection that will
kill us all and which we cannot avoid. No one can.
It
is the most destructive infection of all infections. Way too many
people refuse to recognize that it even exists, let alone panic about
it; rather, they keep trying to obliterate any thought of it from
their lives.
This
is an infection that all of us are born with and it came
“genetically” down the line through our ancestors, destroying
lives left and right for centuries; bringing all that were born to a
time of dying: no exceptions. Well, okay, there were a couple of
people whom God reached down and brought up from the earth before
they had a chance to die; But even they were destined to die from
this disease if God had not taken them home to be with Him, out of
his deep love for them.
This
disease is SIN.
Even before we are born we have begun to die, because sin has
permeated this world and no one can escape it. Even before we are
born distress effects our lives; dead cells collect as hair and
nails; and some things begin to go wrong with our development: some
of those being life threatening, while some are actual impairments or
simply distressful annoyances once we are born.
In
this day and age the word sin is laughed at. Even the word evil is
frowned upon, though we see it at work every single day of our lives
and it enriches the imaginations of those who love horror.
But
sin and evil do exist. It is a topic of much discussion ,not only in
Christianity, but in religions world wide. There are many remedies
suggested, and many ways to express it are shown constantly in movies
and TV shows, even in innocent comics, movies and TV shows.
Why
are Super Heroes needed? Because there are evil forces at work all
around us. Someone has to save us from them. If there is no good and
no evil there cannot be such comics and movies and shows. But they do
exist, so... on some level we all pretty much acknowledge the struggle
between good and evil.
Christians
did not make this up. It is “Good Guy vs Bad Guy” all over the
place, all over the world. Christians are simply trying to tell you
the truth about good and evil: that evil is led by Satan, who is Evil
itself; and good is led by God, who IS GOOD.
Satan
came into the lives of Adam and Eve and established his reign on
earth by infecting them with his Evil. God, knowing this test would
come, had already planned the only way out of this predicament
through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. And God kept His word that
Christ's Blood would be shed for the sins of all mankind. And that
all who asked would be forgiven their sins through that shed blood.
This
is a very short summary of this truth of sacrific which can be found
in Christianity, but also in many other religions who developed their
own sacrificial lambs to artificial gods.
The
point is that knowing Christ is a life changing thing. Following a
religion is slavery to rules and regulations, none of which help
change or cure the conditon of sin.
There
are many ways to begin seeking this truth, but the important one is
to choose Christ with your heart and voice: let yourself hear Him
call you, and answer Him with a ”Yes, Lord, I am here.”
Christ
is wooing you even now, let Him into your heart and your life and
change your direction from sinning and doing evil, to following Him
through this sin-filled world, with a goal of seeing Him one day in
the true home of God, where Love lives.
What
are the benefits of accepting this truth: Eternal life with God in
Heaven and expert assistance for getting through this life as the
Holy Spirit of God enters your life and brings you Love, Joy, Peace,
Long-suffering, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness (a God who is
faithful to you and helps you to want to be faithful to Him),
Gentleness and Self-Control. As you follow Him, you will grow and
grow away from the sinfulness of your earthly life to the eternal
faithfulness and peace of the next.
If
you are sick of sin and greatly disturbed about the evil going on
around you, take the time to seek God now:
God
so loved the world that He gave (to death) His only Son (Jesus
Christ) that whoever believes in Him shall not perish (to eternal
death) but (shall instead) have everlasting life (with God in
Heaven.)
For
God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that
the world, through Him, might be saved (healed from sin.)
(Whoever)
believes on Him is not condemned: but he that does not believe (on
Christ) is condemned already (to eternal death) because he has not
believed on the Name of the only Son of God (Jesus Christ.)
Check
out John 3:16 online at Bible Gateway and you will see many
translations of this truth.
Seek
Him while he may be found. And, if you are reading this, He may be
found right now. Just ask Him for His help for you to believe this.
He is listening for your prayer.
May
those who hear (by reading this) also respond to it and find the Lord
Jesus Christ as Savior today.
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