Fix Your Thoughts

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks, hasn’t it?

Schools are closed. Churches are moving to online services. Restaurants are limited to delivery and takeout. Gatherings of ten or more people are, if not prohibited, strongly discouraged.

There are those who feel as though the measures taken are an unnecessary and simply perpetuate the fear. There are others who want the strongest possible restrictions in place and believe every precaution to be vital. Others are firmly in the middle.

We’re not going to take sides here. In fact, we’re not really going to talk about COVID-19 at all.

Don’t get me wrong. It matters.

It’s just that we don’t know what will happen.

We know that the resurrection of Jesus did happen and that is the foundation of our calm in the chaos.

So, between now and Easter, I’m going to post a daily devotional of sorts, along with a passage to read from the Bible.

As Paul once wrote, “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise” (Philippians 4:8, NLT).

So, let’s fix our thoughts in these coming days. There is nothing more excellent or worthy of praise that Jesus – our God crucified for the forgiveness of our sins and raised to give us newness of life.