Day Twenty Seven: Two Way Street!

We are at day 27 of the madness.  There seems to be some positive movement in reopening the USA.  In some areas of the country, businesses are getting ready to open back up, beaches are re-opening,  and governors in some states are doing their level best, so hopefully soon, we can all swim in America again.  In my state of Kansas, a federal judge just overturned the governors restrictions on places of worship with more than 10 people.  The judge still expects the churches to observe the 6 foot guidelines, but for the immediate future anyway, it seems our governors ruling is now moot.  She is non too happy from what I can tell.  On matters pertaining to worship, I non too care, at all, what she thinks.

There are plenty of stories and opinions on Facebook, and I am sure other social media sites, with people telling us to stay home, otherwise we must be some kind of selfish mental midget because some of us don’t want to follow lock step with every single edict, the government, who is so much wiser then us simpleton citizens are, issues.  Of course we need to follow common sense health guides.  Of course, if we are infected with COVID-19 or any infectious disease or virus, we need to stay away from people until we are no longer contagious.  And most important, we need to listen to God and remember His commands on obeying authorities.  That doesn’t mean one can’t peacefully protest in an attempt for change.

What seems to be an issue from my viewpoint, a lot of people who are getting chastised are NOT violating any rules or laws on a ‘stay at home’ order, nor or they endangering ANYONE.  They just aren’t following the guidelines of some opinionated individuals who think they can control the lives of everyone else.

No one is demanding that they come out of their fallout shelter or bunker, they are free to stay in there as long as they wish.  For someone to do that would be control, or tyranny if you will.  Insulting someone because their opinion or solution is different then yours, well, that can be a two way street.  Let’s remember God is in control.  Most all of us want this nightmare to end (I think some politicians crave the power they have right now)  Some of us are just more eager to safely test the waters of the deep end, slowly, but surely.  We know we can’t stay in the shallow end forever.  If we do, we will all die there.  No one wants that either.

⁷ “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Matthew 7:7-8 ESV