Pastor's Daily Briefing: 3.31.2020

We thank God for the 176,058 (81%) patients worldwide who recovered from COVID-19!

Sometimes the negative gets magnified more than the positive. Paul admonishes us, "Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise." (Phil. 4:8)

We do not deny that there are many horrible things that are happening but we are not to solely focus on them. We are to focus on the promises and assurance of the Word of God.

Here are more good news:

• Samaritan Purse, a Christian organization, opens a 68-bed makeshift field hospital in Central Park, New York. It is comprised of 14 tents and will receive patients from overburdened hospitals.

• The My Pillow guy, Mike Lindell, is producing and donating 50,000 masks a day to provide for our health care workers. Many private companies are doing this and not just masks.

• Abbott just launched a 5-minute virus test for use almost anywhere. It's so small and portable that it can be used in almost any health care setting. Abbott plans to supply 50,000 tests a day starting tomorrow.

• MIT-based team (engineers, physicians, scientists) works on rapid deployment of open-source, low cost ventilator to alleviate hospital shortages.

There are many positive things and breakthroughs happening in the midst of so much devastation. God is actively working in our midst even when we are not aware of it. I'd like to quote what Mike Lindell said from the White House:

"God gave us grace on November 8, 2016, to change the course we were on. God has been taken out of our schools and lives, a nation had turned its back on God. I encourage you to use this time at home to get back in the word. Read our Bible and spend time with our families."