You're Covered!

Kalvin Kennedy


Our world has changed so dramatically in the last two years.  It all happened in the blink of an eye.  One minute we were carefree. We went anywhere and everywhere we wanted without consulting the powers that be. We simply chose a destination, and that was that. Who bothered to ask about the health of that place? Who left the house, but turned quickly around to retrieve a face covering? Who walked around with germ killers as accessible as car keys? No one, and the next minute we were in a battle. 

When we face tests we either learn to conform, or we learn to conquer. Which one best describes you?

When you conform, you are not only allowing the situation to control you, but also to mold you.  Conforming takes on the traits of that problem.  What seems hopeless will develop hopelessness in you.  What seems unsure will produce doubt in you. It's like a ship in a storm being tossed about in the direction the storm chooses.  When the ship has a sail or its covering, the storm is no longer in control. 

Pete Smith
Things in your life may have changed quickly, but you have been given the power to conquer the storm.  How? Well, a ship with sails, doesn't allow the storm to take it under.  Instead, the sails utilize the power of the storm to its advantage.  In short, you are covered by the blood of Jesus.  There is power in the blood! When you employ the blood, you can conquer the problem,  Prayer, fasting, and studying the word of God activates blood.  A helpless situation becomes an opportunity to surrender to God.  A broken relationship does not break you, but it strengthens your trust in God.  A boisterous storm does not take you down, but it solidifies your resolve to stand tall with God on your side!

You don't have to allow your circumstances to change who you are.  Take your hands off the problem, and allow your covering to take over. This battle is not yours. It's the Lord's. 

 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;  And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.  Colossians 1:19-20 King James Version

And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 2 Chronicles 20:15 King James Version

Reaching the lost at any cost, 

Pastor Dr. Odie Kennedy

Photo Credit: Kalvin Kennedy, "The Pastor"

                        Pete Smith, "Perfect Storm"

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Location: Denver, CO, USA

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