Though The Sky Should Fall

[Enter Henny Penny, stage right, audience left] 

An unprecedented global panic; the inexplicable hording of…toilet paper.  

Certain unassailable truths remain—at least, if you are a devoted Christ-follower.  So to those of you who are and to those of you who might yet gravitate toward such devotion and followership at such a time as this, allow me to remind you of some impregnables that are…still in the Bible. 

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. 

                                                                                                    – Matthew 6:34

Just checked.  Still in the Bible. 

 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!  Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

                                                                                                 -Philippians 4:4-7

 Also?  Still in the Bible. 

 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”     

                                                                                               -John 14:1-4

 Yup.  Still there. 

 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

                                                                                              -Philippians 1:21

 This bold statement of faith?  Still in there, too. 

As you open and read you will find that every word of comfort and promise, every example of faith, every directive that calls for obedience—for those who devotedly follow Jesus—are all still there, still intact, still bidding us to trust and obey; to hope only in God. 

Because no amount of stockpiled toilet paper, cleaning supplies, or over-the-counter flu remedy is worthy of your faith and trust.  But God is.  Because God is.