Psalm 119:18 ‘Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law’

DAILY READING – – Mark 10:32-52; 2 Samuel 24; Hosea 4:1-11a

On May 22, 2020, a Pakistan airliner crashed, killing 97 people. Pakistan’s aviation minster said the crash occurred because the pilots were distracted and preoccupied as they talked about the coronavirus pandemic.
The cockpit voice recorder showed that the discussion throughout the flight between the pilot and co-pilot was about the pandemic. Fear of the pandemic seemed dominant on their minds causing them not to pay enough attention while preparing to land the plane.
They did not follow set protocols and disregarded several warnings and alerts such as over-speed, landing gear not down and ground proximity alerts.
Their lack of focus was further shown by their incomprehensible actions, the flight data showed that they lowered the landing gear at 10 nautical miles, but then raised it up again 5 nautical miles from the runway.
With the landing gear not lowered as they attempted to land, it caused the aircraft to hit the runway surface on its engines. An Air traffic control alerted the pilot’s attention to the problem and urged a go-around. But as they lifted the plane up again to attempt a second landing, they started discussing corona again.
Because the engines had scraped on the runway, the damaged engines both failed. Without power to execute a second landing, the plane consequently crashed, killing those on board, including the captain and co-pilot. Only two passengers survived.

Luke 12:25 says, “And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest?’

Fear, once it grips the heart can cripple a man and paralyze him from proper reasoning.
It is true the world is passing through a season of anxiety due to the global happenings, but as believers, we must activate faith over fear.
God is certainly in control of our lives.
Though we may not know what tomorrow holds, God already sees tomorrow and His mighty hand is working things together for our good.
His Name is Jehovah Jireh, which means “God sees.”
His eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on the behalf of them whose hearts are perfect towards Him. [2 Chronicles 16:9]
Certainly, His all-seeing eyes are watching over us, therefore we never need to fear.

When there was a storm and the disciples awoke Jesus, saying, “Lord save us, or we’re going to perish”. Jesus said to them, “Why are you fearful”?
Jesus knew about the storm before He announced that they were crossing over to the other side.
Likewise Jesus knew about the events of this year before He gave us promises of victory.
As long as Peter focused on Jesus, he could walk on the water, but the moment he began to focus on the storm, he began to sink.
Our victory in this season will be determined by our focus. We must therefore keep our eyes on Jesus.
Despite the pandemic, politics, economics, global concerns, etc; we must focus totally on God’s Word.
Exposing yourself to the wrong media can breed fear. This is why you have to be careful the things you listen to. Just as faith comes by hearing The Word of God, fear comes from hearing the words of men.

The Word of God infuses us with the faith to believe that we can do all things through Christ. Through the Word, we are able to behold the wondrous things God has in store for us.
Therefore, while the world may be saying there is a casting down, we can boldly declare there is a lifting up for us.
Certainly, by the liberating force of God’s Word, we shall be marching forward in this month to see the miracles, signs and wonders God has ordained for us.

PRAYER: Lord, I know You have so much in store for me, please enable me to meditate constantly on Your Word so that my eyes can be opened to behold Your wondrous plans for me. Thank You Lord for causing me to triumph always in Jesus Name. ..

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Nothing liberates like truth, the truth you know and act upon will set you free.- – WORDBITE 222.