By Engr. Edgar Mana-ay
From the Holy Bible in the Book of Psalms Chapter 91:
- Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
- I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God. In whom I trust.
- Surely He will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
- He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
- You will not fear the terror by night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
- Nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys by midday.
- A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
- You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
- If you say, “The Lord is my refuge”, and you make the Most High your dwelling,
- No harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.
- For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
- They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
- You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
- “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
- He will call on me, and I will answer Him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
- With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.
In the above Bible passages, our voices of confident trust and the voice of God answering us will provide the encouragement and reassurance in these perilous times of pestilence. Nothing can touch those that God protects – neither COVID-19, people nor beasts, by day or by night; not war, nor diseases. This is not to say life will be all roses or verse 15 will have no meaning. Long life is seen at these times as God’s reward to the good. Let us trust Him with all of our heart.
