"So that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Cor. 1:7,8)
Our Lord promised that He "will sustain us to the end" even until the day when Jesus comes back. What a wonderful promise that we can rely on in times like these. No one else can sustain us but God and when He makes a promise like that, you can bank on it and trust Him that He will fulfill what He promised.
I just have a couple of things to pass on today:
We just attended a White House zoom video conference briefing from the President's Advisory Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander matters. They assured us that the President has in mind the safety and welfare of all faith-based organizations in the country. Commissioner/Pastor Herman Martir is the head of the Adisory Commission. He led in the prayer for the President and the nation.
CDC is closed to issuing guidelines for people to wear face masks when out in public. I say whether guidelines will be officially issued or not today, I would enjoin you to wear one. This is not only for your safety but for the safety of people you come in contact with.
Our greatest assets in a constitutional republic are our deeply held freedom of movement, travel, worship, and the like. But they can also become our biggest weaknesses especially when by force of nature or circumstances those freedoms are being limited or restricted for the greater good.
Other countries have implemented draconian measures and are successful for the most part. But majority of the Western world is not used to it. We can definitely flatten the curve and prevent thousands of casualties if we limit our freedom, albeit temporarily, for the sake of our healthcare professionals, others, and that of our loved ones. Staying home saves lives!