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Extraordinary happenings

During 2020 we witnessed extraordinary happenings at a local, national and international level. Who would have thought that an unknown virus which began in a faraway Chinese street market would reach our very doorsteps with such devastating consequences? But it did, spreading at breakneck speed and sparking a global health crisis. The miniscule COVID-19 virus, invisible to the naked eye, brought our ever-bustling world to a virtual standstill, turning the lives of billions of people upside down. We all know that things are not what they used to be. The coronavirus has shaken the world to the core, radically changing life for us all. Nothing seems to be normal anymore!

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic due to the rapid spread of the infection. It was first detected in Wuhan City, China at the end of 2019. Tragically, within 8 months after the first death was recorded, 1 million souls died across the world with another 40 million cases confirmed as infected. With the pandemic continuing to fuel panic and anxiety, people everywhere are forced to make drastic changes to their lives and daily routines. We are advised by the health experts and politicians that local lockdowns, social distancing, hand-washing, wearing masks, rigorous contact tracing, etc., are all a must to limit the rapid spread of the virus.

Deadly sin virus

In the midst of the continuing pandemonium, there seems to be one thing spreading faster than the virus itself: fear. Everywhere, people are gripped by fear. Nobody wants to die! Death is a dreaded enemy and the fear of death has a terrifying affect upon everyone. They want to evade everything associated with it! Yet, all our fears won’t prevent it—death is certain: “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27). “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:10). Judgment immediately follows death. You must face God, the Maker and Judge of all. This may be something that you aren’t prepared for, but it’s important you address it head-on, before it’s too late: “Prepare to meet thy God” (Amos 4:12).

There is currently a tremendous rush to find a vaccine and cure for COVID-19. It may or may not be found. Did you know, my dear friend, that while scientists and the medical world have no cure for the coronavirus, God has provided a cure for a far worse and deadlier disease, one which infects everyone on the planet. That disease is called sin. We are all sinners, none can deny it: “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Because of sin we all die, “For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Sin has infected and killed more people than any other disease in world history! How is that? Because it affects the most vital inner part of a person—the soul! Even as you read this tract you are suffering from this deep-seated and deadly disease. You need to know the symptoms and the cure.

Humanity’s greatest problem

Surely it is really good news to learn that God has a cure for both the fear of death and for the lethal effects of sin! His promises assure us of this. When we place our trust in Him, He saves us: “I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears” (Psalm 34:4). The Bible tells us how we inherited a sinful nature when we were born: “Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me” (Psalm 51:5). We were all born with the disease of sin; we inherited it from Adam, the original human sinner: “As by one man [Adam] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12). We aren’t sinners because we sin, we sin because we’re sinners.

Sin is the greatest problem facing humanity, not COVID-19. This spiritual disease has caused wars between nations, conflicts between individuals, fear, anxiety, illness, and death. Think of all the symptoms of it! Are you self-centered? Are you envious? Do you lose your temper? Do you lie and cheat? Do you curse and blaspheme? Do you get drunk? Have you ever stolen? Do you lust? Do you fail to worship God? Do you think little of Jesus Christ? Are you disobedient to your parents? If any of the above symptoms are present, then you suffer from this spiritual disease. If we are honest with ourselves, we must plead guilty. As Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, eminent Russian historian, profoundly said: “The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”

Soul-saving cure

The Bible graphically describes mankind’s sin problem: “From within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man” (Mark 7:21-23). In other words, you have a sinful heart that is contrary to God’s will, and for which you deserve to be condemned. Unlike the coronavirus, there is a cure, and unlike the cures for every other illness, this cure is 100% effective. The cure is the blood of Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to save sinners. What good news! “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15). “God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).

There is no other cure for this universal malady. You cannot provide your own cure for sin: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). “The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). Only Jesus can save your precious eternal soul: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6). “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). You must think about the consequences of refusing the one cure for sin! To die uncured, unrepentant and unsaved will result in your soul being lost forever in Hell. “Where there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 13:50) “Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3). Can I lovingly plead with you, my friend, to accept the one soul-saving cure for the plague of sin? Be cured today, by repenting of sin and putting your trust in Jesus Christ: “Repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15). “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31). - Donald J Morrison

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