Social Distancing Our Purpose Has Not Changed

Social Distancing

Our Purpose Has Not Changed 

 

Our purpose did not change when the virus came

Although some churches ignore the social distancing and continued to meet

We can still fulfill our purpose in self-quarantine

So many of our personal issues are being revealed

So we can receive healing and experience deeper peace and joy

We are discovering ways to share the love of Christ

And the Gospel of Good News in fresh new ways

Social distancing does not mean being unsocial

It means we find new ways to be in contact so the Good News will spread
The Love of Christ reaches to the whole world
Don't let the six feet of Social Distancing get 
In the way of fulfilling your purpose
To seeking the Kingdom of God and sharing it with others

 

Our Purpose Has Not Changed

Most of us have not heard of “Social Distancing”

until the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

The Coronavirus also is called Covid-19.

In 2019, the Coronavirus broke out in China

and in early 2020, in America, and

the rest of the world felt its impact.

On March 11, 2020,

The World Health Organization declared…

The coronavirus outbreak a pandemic –

the virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe.  

Social Distancing closed parks, vacation rentals,

hotels, pools, beaches, boat ramps, etc.

It changed the way businesses

operated or it closed them.

Social Distancing meant people had to stay six

foot apart and not in groups of more than ten.

Schools were closed and all major and

minor sporting event were shutdown.

Churches had to cancel all public meetings.

Social Distancing meant self-quarantine.

Those who did not have essential jobs were

to stay at home to keep the virus from spreading.

So, as Christians who are quarantined

so the virus will not spread,…

How do we fulfill the Great Commission

to spread the Gospel to all the world?

In times of Social Distancing and self-quarantine,

 what is our purpose and how do we fulfill it?

Our purpose has never changed and will never change.

 Simply stated our purpose is found in Matthew 6:33-34…

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,

God’s kingdom is righteousness, peace and joy.

 Romans 14:17

The second part to Matthew 6 33, 34 says…

…and all these things will be given to you as well.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow,

for tomorrow will worry about itself.

Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Social distancing and self-quarantine does

 not change the purpose of the believer.

First, we look at our own lives.

 We need to ask ourselves…

 Are we living the righteous life?

Are we doing the right things?

This is a good time for a spiritual check up,

Quarantine is a good time to stand before God 
like David and allow God to examine our lives.

Search me, O God, and know my heart:
try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalms 139:23-24 KJV

Do I need to be healed?

Are there things in my life and
heart that are not right?

This may be a good time to change the 
way we do things, so the plans of God 
can bring greater fulfillment.

We have to do the right

things to get the right results.

Finding real peace and joy

comes from not worrying…

Learning how to trust God for each day and

not allowing tomorrow’s worries get in the

way of God’s plans for you today.

These things are best accomplished

in times of self-quarantine.

But, what about our purpose to spread

the Gospel to the entire world?

  

The personal benefit of the Kingdom

is nothing short of amazing.

We love God because He first loved us.

1 John 4:19

God is love.

1 John 4:8,16

The amazing love of God is

to be manifested through us.

We, too, are to love one another.

So how do we do that in self-quarantine?

Covid-19 is full of evil, loss of health, death,

loss of income, separation from loved ones.

But with every evil, God is good.

His intentions are to work out

good for you who love Him.

Romans 8:28

The virus is a wonderful time for us to see God’s good.

To learn how to fulfill our purpose.

Our purpose did not change

when the virus came.

Although some churches ignore the social

distancing and had continued to meet…

We can still fulfill our purpose in self-quarantine.

So many of our personal issues are being

revealed so we can receive healing and

experience deeper peace and joy.

We are discovering ways to share

the love of Christ and the Gospel of

Good News in fresh new ways.

Social distancing does not mean being unsocial.

 It means we find new ways to be in contact

so the Good News will spread.

The Love of Christ reaches to the whole world.

Don't let the six feet of Social Distancing get
in the way of fulfilling your purpose...

To seeking the Kingdom of God 
and sharing it with others.

Scripture Reading

1 John 4:8, 16 NIV

Matthew 6:28-34 NIV

28 "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Romans 8:28-29 NIV

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.