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We are recording this during those ‘unprecedented viral times’ when what cannot be seen with the natural eye has caused world-wide fears and prompted all sorts of responses, from ignoring it to punishment by God to confirmation that only locking one’s self away until a universal vaccine is made to ‘save us’ and becomes mandatory will we be able to again.
Well I know a universal vaccine: it’s the blood of Jesus — and available to anyone, anywhere! Check out Hebrews 2:14-15 for some enlightenment: “Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through His death (shed blood) He might destroy the one holding the power of death—that is, the Devil— and free those who were held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death.”
People are believing wrongly the world over. And wrong believing (failure to believe in Jesus in EVERY aspect of our lives), can be a killer.
We all know of the Placebo Effect: the idea that your brain can convince your body a fake treatment or pill is the real thing — and because the person believes the treatment is real and genuine they actually get better! Their believing affected their well being. Affected their lives.
There is also the Nocebo Effect: It’s what happens when you’re given a sugar pill for example, but are told it’s a drug that has terrible side effects, then start to exhibit those symptoms. Because you BELIEVED something that was not true: it became true for you! Think about it.
In a humorous true story, a construction worker wearing safety shoes jumped off a small platform and landed on a nail; there it was, sticking right through his shoe. He screamed in pain; EMS brought him to the ER in horrible pain, pain killers were not working, not even fentynol! They carefully cut off his shoe, and found the nail had gone between his toes; there was no injury whatsoever, but what he believed gave him real agonizing pain!
So what of this virus? It’s real, to be sure. Can it kill you? It’s killed many others? BUT if you believe the TRUTH> that Jesus has destroyed the one who held the power of death, the devil, and freed you from the slavery of fear of death, you will do well.
Revel in the freedom Jesus has purchased for you my friend, reject the fear of death, and — COME ALIVE!
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