By Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams
Hello all. Here
we are, beginning week three of social distancing, but now mandatory shelter-in-place
orders are in effect until the end of April. We don’t know if that will be
extended at this point. Only time will tell.
These are
uncertain times. News changes daily. Warnings change with each social media
post. At this point, I’m paying little attention to those. All they do is make
me anxious.
But in these
uncertain times, we can rely on the One who does not change (Hebrews 13:8).In the book of Daniel, Daniel calls God the Ancient of Days. (Daniel 7:9-14). Philippians
4:6-7 tells us not to be anxious about anything, but to go to God with our
requests. It goes on to tell us that in doing so, we will be filled with the
peace of God. I’m paraphrasing here, go to your Bible for the entire verse. While
you’re there, just read the entire book. It’s a short one and is full of goodies,
just like the rest of God’s Word.
There's an App for That
It seems I’m
always a day late, or in this case about three months late, in starting things.
Many members of my family began reading through the Bible back on January 1,
2020. They, now we, because I started this week, are using You Version
Bible app on our phones. Y’all know I’m no techie, so you’ll have to look for these
things. My precious niece, bless her, tried to walk me through it. Suffice it
to say, about two weeks later and a conversation with a cousin who is in this
group, and I finally have it up and running.
We’re doing a
chronological reading. That means, we start in Genesis, but it doesn’t read the
entire book of Genesis, it moves to what happened next, then the next event,
and so forth. I’m just now getting into this, but believe me when I tell you,
you will see things in an entirely different way by doing this.
Along with the You
Version app, we all downloaded a second app, Bible Recap and chose D-Group.
In this one, a young lady walks you through about twelve minutes of
introduction for five days. Then you’re ready to delve into your daily
readings. If you do The Bible Recap, you will need Spotify on
your phone as she talks you through and explains what you just read. A lot of
techie things to be done, but if I can do it, you can. If you get lost in the shuffle,
send me a PM and I’ll try to walk you through it.
As I said, I’m
just beginning this. I may do a few readings each day just to try to catch up a
bit. I don’t want to go so fast that I’m not grasping what God has to say to
me. That’s the beauty of this—you go at your own pace. Be sure to keep a
journal and write what you’ve learned, any questions you may have about that
passage, what you feel God is saying specifically to you, and any other
thoughts you may have.
Place of Peace
The one place I’m
finding true solace in these times is within scripture. It’s where we find God’s
promises to us. We’ve all read the ending, so we know who wins, but God’s Word
is full of timely messages for our daily lives. We especially need to cling to
Him for hope and reassurance in these uncertain days.
Know I’m praying for
you and your loved ones. If you decide to join us on this reading journey, let
us know. We’re all in this together.
How are you
coping in these times? Are you anxious? Have you found the Peace that passeth
all understanding? Share your thoughts with us.
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