Faith Over Feelings | COVID-19 Message from Dr. Charles Stanley

this is Charles Stanley from in touch

ministries the question I want to answer

today is what is God’s message to us in

this troublesome trying time we are

facing we have responsibilities of the

government we have responsibilities to

the physicians that are helping us and

we have responsibilities to Almighty God

so I will have to turn to the Word of

God for direction and assurance and one

of the first verses I want to turn to is

Psalm 103 verse 19 the Lord has

established his throne in the heavens

and his sovereignty rules over all which

means that God is in control of all this

he knew it before it happened he knows

why it happened and he knows how long

it’s going to happen and our question is

what is our response to what God has

allowed to happen at this time in our

country this is not a time for fear but

of courage I can remember when the

second world war broke out I was on at

nine years of age but I remember

people’s response many times it was fear

and then after a short period of time

there was prayer and confidence and

boldness and assurance that we were

going to win and we will win this battle

also but what we will look at right now

is what is God’s instructions to us as

believers because as believers we have a

powerful influence in this country and

the encouraging words of the Word of God

is the most important thing we can place

before us all of us know the least most

of us did the 23rd psalm even though I

walk through the valley of the shadow of

death I will not fear any evil for the

Lord God is with me and they’re not

thinking about other verses here in the

scriptures that I want to turn to and

one of them is Isaiah 41 and when I look

at this verse and how many times I’ve

turned to it for myself he says I have

chosen you and not rejected you

do not anxiously look about you I am

your God I will strengthen you surely I

will help you sure level uphold you with

my righteous right hand which is a

wonderful promise that God has given us

in times like these and I think about

for example let’s say maybe I was at 54

and I want to turn to this passage

because I’ve turned to this one many

times listen to this verse no weapon

formed against you will prosper and

every tongue that accuses you in the

judgment will condemn this is the

heritage of the servants of the Living

God and then of course there’s what

Jesus said in the 14th chapter of John

he said peace I leave with you my peace

are given to you not as the world gives

give unto you let not your heart be

troubled neither be afraid when you are

not focusing our attention in our heart

on the word of God whatever we are

facing in life he knows how to help us

to overcome feelings with faith faith

can defeat bad feelings and I trusted in

your particular household that you have

a Bible you have the promise of God’s

Word in your heart and he has something

to say to you this is the time not the

pleasure but prayer prayer like we’ve

never prayed before not a time for fear

and depression but a time for faith and

obedience and what you have to ask is

God how am I to respond to these things

the question is what is your

relationship to Jesus Christ and they’re

not thinking about one little passage I

want to read to you and one that many

people know by heart and the scripture

says if my people who are known are

called by my name shall humble

themselves and pray

and listen to this and turn from their

wicked ways a very important part turn

from their wicked ways then I will hear

from heaven forgive their sin and will

heal their land

where are you spiritually in your

relationship to God would you say that

your lifestyle makes a contribution to

the healing of our country or would you

have to say it doesn’t but if it doesn’t

here’s a verse of scripture you need to

read in first John chapter 1 verse 9 if

we confess our sins he’s faithful and

just to forgive us our sins and to

cleanse us from all unrighteousness I’m

gonna plead with you in Jesus name

not only for your sake and your good

health but for the sake and to get

health of the nation to surrender your

life to Jesus Christ today trust him to

save you

he says if I confess my sins he’ll

forgive me he will forgive you no matter

what you’ve done if you’ve never

surrendered your life to Christ this is

a perfect time to do it and I trust that

is used to render your life to Him obey

the rules that are given to us today God

will heal our land

god bless you