Covid-19 the War
“Duck and Cover” is a Practice Not a Life Style
Duck and Cover was
the school drills of the Cold war
Luke 19 gives us a
story of three servant
Two servants, in a
time of fear, occupied with the potential God gave them
But one Ducked in fear
and Covered the money he was given
As I have studied the
Bible all my life I see a message from God
That will not only
show us how to have peace with God
But a message, if
followed, that will make you
Healthy, wealthy, and
wise, all with the right priorities
War changes things
The war against the
Coronavirus
The Cold War against
Communism and its doctrine
The War against sin
All wars must be
fought
But at the same time
occupy till He comes with your full potential
Don’t let fear cause
you to put what God gave you in a hiding place
Duck and Cover was a
Practice Not a Life Style
We can be at war and be productive.
Duck and Cover was a practice not a life style.
Many people have said they have never seen
anything like the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Many have asked me if I
had ever seen anything like it.
As I scanned over 60 years
of my life to find an answer…
I did find something that the
Covid19 Pandemic reminded me of.
The Coronavirus is an enemy
that we find ourselves at war with.
We don’t know where or when it might strike.
We know we must be alert and ready to fight.
The American way of living is
shifting from peace time to war.
I was born after WWII and in
the beginning of the Cold War.
The Cold War began not too long after
World War II ended in 1945.
Although, the Soviet Union was an important
member of the Allied Powers, there
was great distrust between the Soviet
Union and the rest of the Allies.
The Allies were concerned with the brutal
leadership of Joseph Stalin as well
as the spread of communism.
The Cold War came to an end with
The Cold War came to an end with
the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
I remember as a child the “Arms Race”,
the building and testing of nuclear bombs,
the H-bomb (hydrogen bomb).
Two super powers, American and the Soviet testing
spewed radioactive waste into the atmosphere.
As a boy, I remember the practice attack drills in school.
They called them Duck and Cover.
The name of our enemy was Communism.
Not only did America fear Communism,
the church feared its doctrine.
The Bible tells us that there will be wars and
roomers of wars before the end of the world.
Christians thought the nuclear bomb
would be the fulfillment of 2 Peter 3:12…
As you look forward to
the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction
of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
America increased its defense spending
four times to fight the Cold War.
My family for a few years lived in East Toledo,
a very short distance
from the oil refineries.
We knew that if America was under
attack, we would be the hot spot.
So I remember the fear of war…
The unseen enemy.
Living life under the threat of war.
As I look back, I remember the dooms
day message preached in the churches.
The threat that the Communist would
come and take away our Bibles
and put Christians to death.
This fear had a very negative
effect on the Church and Christians.
If the end of the world was coming…
Why plan for tomorrow?
The church had one message…
Repent before the end
comes.
The good that came out of all this is many
did repent, but there was a very negative side.
Many Christians settled for a mediocre life style.
They lived a Duck and Cover lifestyle.
The potential of God’s people was not reached.
God’s Word talks a lot about money.
Warnings about trusting in it and
harmful attitudes money affects us with.
But God’s Word also warns about being
slothful and much of God’s words
are meant to bring us out of poverty.
The Church had an attitude of wait till Jesus comes.
It was the Duck and Cover lifestyle.
Not occupy till I come.
Jesus tells us a story in Luke 19 about a Nobleman…
And he called his ten
servants,
and delivered them ten
pounds,
and said unto them,
Occupy till I come.
Luke 19:13
The story tell us the Nobleman
gave three servants money.
Two of them used the money
and had a profit to show for it.
But one servant because of fear did nothing
with the money and this angered the Nobleman.
Lord, behold, here is
thy pound,
which I have kept laid
up in a napkin
Luke 19:20
It was the Duck and Cover lifestyle.
As we try to contain and fight the
Coronavirus, we have seen productivity
of Americans down to a critical point.
For America to see the blessings
we had before the virus…
We will have to
figure out how to deal
with our fear, to have a healthy concern
and at the same time become productive.
I look back at the effects of the Cold War on the church
and think what if we handled our fear of Communism
with a message of repentance.
And also occupied as if our children and
grandchildren would be generations till Jesus came.
What if Christians had not settles for mediocre
employment and worked to fulfill their greatest potential?
I believe the church and its people
today would have great wealth.
Wealth we could be honoring
our Lord with till He comes.
As I have studied the Bible all my life,
I see a message from
God that will not
only show us how to have peace with God…
But a message, if
followed, will make you
healthy, wealthy, and wise, all with the right priorities.
War changes things.
The war against the Coronavirus.
The war against Communism and its doctrine.
The War against sin.
All wars must be fought but at the same time
occupy till He comes
with your full potential.
Don’t let fear cause you to put what
God gave you in a hiding place.
Duck and Cover was a practice not a life style.
We can be at war and be productive.
Scripture Reading
Luke 19:12-27 KJV
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far
country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten
pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him,
saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having
received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him,
to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had
gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained
ten pounds.
17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because
thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained
five pounds.
19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five
cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy
pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou
takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I
judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking
up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank,
that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the
pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall
be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away
from him.
27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should
reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
