In starting out, let’s get it straight – NOTHING
happens without God’s knowledge. The Almighty God can speak through ‘anything’
He desires to use.
Recognizing the sensitivity of the moments that we
are in, I make bold that COVID-19 is a messenger, and God is talking through
this scourge.
The ‘lockdowns’, ‘isolations’, and ‘quarantines’
in our nations, and communities are creating unique opportunities for self-reflection.
The economic, political, and religious slowdowns are bringing many to their
senses, which might have been dormant for a while.
Many are now confronted with the futility of life
and are coming to terms with the danger of locking God out of their existence.
They are now making their ways right with their creator in genuine salvation.
The shrines (traditional and religious) and their ‘operators’
are seeing less or no traffic. Consultations over the phone or online are
practically impossible – unfortunately, most of them run a face-to-face model
of operation. Hunger is biting the grandmasters, and the charlatan preachers hard.
They will need the Almighty God to survive and not their idols and voiceless
gods.
The streetwalkers are in hiding, the raiders, under
lock and key. Fewer or no gunshots are heard in our communities, more runaway
kids are now forced to attend, ‘life tutorial sessions’ at home with their parents
and guardians.
A lot of prodigal sons and daughters are now coming
back to their knees in prayer. Many self-anointed ‘representatives’ of God, are
now being exposed - their scam ministries anchored on magic and sweet words are
crumbling like a pack of cards in their faces.
Several demons are out of work; hell is seeing less
patronage. Those who are leaving mother earth now are having their opportunities
to pray and confess their sins before departing. Many, are now calling on God
for their safety. Satan – the father of wickedness, is certainly not happy.
The name of God, like a seismic wave, is taking
over our health care facilities, government houses, medical laboratories, and
parliaments. Revival is enveloping our air and internet-waves.
The level of human kindness and collective rallying
that we are experiencing is unprecedented.
God is talking and a million conspiracy theories will
not diffuse His message.
Post-COVID-19, some will come out strong and sadly,
others will not come out at all. Some ventures will disappear and others will
emerge.
In closing, May God blesses and protects every front-line
worker, leader, and all individual managing COVID-19 globally. May He (God) also
console and strengthen every family where there has been any human or material loss
due to this pandemic.
