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His Ways Are Higher by Wendy Pierce
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saiah 55:8-9: “For my thoughts are not your
to accept Jesus as their Savior before Christ returns for
thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares
the Church? Maybe the time of the rapture is so close
the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth,
that God is trying to get the attention of everyone in
so are my ways higher than your ways and my
the world. Maybe this time has been the only time
thoughts than your thoughts.”
someone has been able to watch an online church
I know many people have questioned why the
service due to their hectic schedules, or maybe this
coronavirus situation has occurred. Almost the entire
is the first time someone has ever watched a church
world has come to a halt due to the virus. While we may not understand why this has happened, the coronavirus has not taken God by surprise. Could it be that we have gotten off track with our relationship with God? That maybe our lives have been so consumed with the things of the world that we have forgotten about God? Maybe we have forgotten to read our Bibles daily, witness to others, encourage each other, and pray because we have been so selfconsumed. Now, we have time to read our Bibles, pray, and spend time with God.
service and accepted Christ as their Savior. Maybe the
With the world at a standstill, everything that a
situation with the coronavirus has to happen for our
human being could place as an idol in their lives has
nation to return to God. Maybe this situation could
been shaken—the stock market, their jobs, money,
start the last great revival. While we do not understand
etc. There is nothing that we can depend on in this
the circumstances we are in right now, we must
life except God. While we may not understand the
remember that God’s ways are not our ways, and He
circumstances we are in, God has a perfect plan and
has a perfect plan for us even though we cannot see
knows what is ahead. We must trust in God no matter
what is ahead.
Have you ever thought that the coronavirus situation could be the last chance someone may have
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About The Author
our circumstance. Wendy Pierce has an MBA from Lee University and a master’s degree in Economics from MTSU. Wendy is an economics instructor at a private university and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in economic policy from Liberty University.
