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            I wrote the following on my salary fundraising campaign platform back on March 19, 2020.  “During this very difficult moment in our world and nation’s history, my heart goes out above all to those actually sickened in the Coronavirus global pandemic and laborers like myself facing layoff.  I am doing as I urge you to do if you are a Christian: stand in confident assurance (faith) praying for God’s already prepared provision and protection during events such as this He has brought or permitted that will become common going forward until the Day of the Lord and Christ’s return (Psalm 33:18-22)!”¹  Nothing in time with the Lord or Bible study since has convinced me of a need to repent.

            The same goes for this statement I wrote at the time that followed: “Now, I know far too many that profess to be Christians do not want to hear talk like that because they are so deeply rooted in this world, their routines, life plans and dreams.”  I get it.  I was already walking and continue to walk by faith in God for my salary; layoff looming on the horizon without His provision (Philippians 4:19).  Too, like everyone else I have had plans, engagements and commitments cancelled; my routines altered.  Only my dreams of Him have been untouched since they are firmly rooted not in this world, but the Lord and His Kingdom; His calling, gifting and ministry!

            As is popular, but not biblical today in much of professing Christianity, at no time during my surrender or after did I get to go to the Lord and dictate personal dreams I wanted His help to fulfill without rejection by Him.   Instead, when I surrendered to the Lord, He began to speak His will to me in accord with the spiritual gifts He gave needed to do it as it is written in His Word (Luke 9:23; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Ephesians 4:7-12).²  Because they have been built up on the false doctrine (whatever deviates from truth is false) Christ exists to fulfill all of their selfish desires and dreams, some professed Christians have become disillusioned with Christianity at this hour.

            The Coronavirus pandemic has messed up a whole lot of folk’s theologies that were mere sinful human presuppositions, inventions and demonic deceit in the first place.  Not so, the Lord’s faithful that objectively interpret and apply God’s Word as it is written in righteousness!  For this reason, during the Coronavirus the faithful have continued walking by faith as always; having fear only of God as Scripture teaches which many that are so wise in these latter days have decided is no longer His will (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Luke 12:4-7; Hebrews 10:30-31).  “Perfect (complete) love” for God in obedience “casts out fear” of His judgment (1 John 4:17-5:3, NKJV) and from the world!

            So, why has the Lord brought His Coronavirus judgment upon the world at this moment in time?  Several reasons are biblically clear to me.  On April 5, 2020 He led me to write of His corner turn on “forbearance with mankind" and repost '"Time is about up!"'³  On April 19, 2020 I wrote about how this Coronavirus judgment is intended to be a painful wake up call to Christians and the churches that He means business about repentance from all of what He defines as and is plainly sin in disobedience to His Word!  Soul deep repentance is to turn completely from, forsake and renounce what many are doing in sin however they have arrived at giving themselves permission.⁴

            This past April 26, 2020 I wrote that the Lord’s Coronavirus judgment has initiated “another significant paradigm shift in His program for Christians and churches.”⁵  This shift birthed in repentance and true spiritual revival involves a return to the original doctrines of our faith “once for all delivered” (Jude 3, NKJV) and includes restoring men and women to their assigned roles and responsibilities in the divine order of mankind.  The shift also redirects Christians and churches made spiritually leaner and intense through repentance and revival back to His commissioned Kingdom mission, messaging and work (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 1:17-25, 15:1-4) as priorities.  Finally, the Lord has moved as He has now, staying on track with His prophetic calendar! 

            The foregoing is what is so troubling about any professed Christians being upset with God for ruining their plans.  Supposedly, we with joyful anticipation await the coming of Christ and the open display of God’s Kingdom on earth which is infinitely better than any there is, have ever been or will be or do you not think so in unbelief (Psalm 145:10-13)?  Too, as I also wrote on the fundraising platform: “God is not just concerned about us here on earth now, but there are innumerable saints in Heaven that have been and are waiting for the Day of the Lord and His Kingdom to come so, they might attain to the glory and rewards He has promised (Hebrews 11:8-16, 23-26, 39-40).”

            The Day of the Lord and His Kingdom not only encompasses His wrath poured out on sinners and creation-wide reign from earth, but the fulfillment of all of His prophetic promises made to Israel--her Messiah come and restoration of the Davidic kingdom (Isaiah 2:1-4, 9:6-7, 11:1-10).⁶  After a millennium, God will destroy this present creation and its sinners and bring in His righteous eternal order restored where all the saints will live with Him forever in heavens and on a earth made new (2 Peter 3:10-13; Revelation 20:7-21:8)!  To these ends we are to be encouraged as I wrote again on the fundraising platform: “the Lord moves the world along toward His predetermined end in accord with His plans and schedule, not ours.”  

1 For  all references in this post to the fundraising platform hosting this Ministry’s campaign to raise my 2020 salary, go to https://fundrazr.com/salarycampaign1 and the

   March  19,  2020 post I made there.  While you are there, please prayerfully consider making a contribution as one who values the biblically grounded writing the Lord

   leads me to present.

2 Read  the  February  17,  2019 post, Surrendering All To Jesus, under the category, Glory To God!  Learn more about being an authentic disciple of Jesus Christ in my

   book, The  Strong  Man  Of  God:  Back  To  Basics.  Get  a  print copy or digital download of the book at major internet booksellers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, 

   ChristianBooks.com and Apple (digital only).  You can also get a print copy in the Strong Man Store.

3 See the April 5, 2020 post, God Is Speaking, under the category, Call To Repent.

4 See the April 19, 2020 post, Does Anybody Repent Anymore? under the category, Call To Repent.

5 See the April 26, 2020 post, There Is Only One..., under the category, Instruction.

6 Read my September 29, 2019 post, God Almighty In A 21^st Century World, under the category, Bible Prophecy.