The Blessing of the Quarantine

"Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by" (Isaiah 26:20). This verse, written centuries ago, almost sounds like today's news.

Jesus didn't send the coronavirus. He doesn't come to steal, kill or destroy. Yet, as Joseph told his brothers, that although they intended to harm him when they sold him to the Ishmaelites, "God intended it for good" (Genesis 50:20). Perhaps there is good God can bring from these days we're behind closed doors.

Being in a room with the door shut is also mentioned in Revelation 3:20. The Laodicean church was "neither cold or hot," and God was about ready to spew them out of His mouth. The word "spew" meant to reject with extreme disgust. The people were distracted making money and  thought they were rich and didn't need a thing.

But they were missing the most important thing in life: fellowship with Jesus. And this is what He was longing to have with them. I think there was eager anticipation in His voice when He said, "Behold, I'm standing at the door, knocking. If your heart is open to hear my voice and you open the door within, I will come in to you and feast with you, and you will feast with me" (Revelation 3:20 TPT). 

Jesus passionately desires to feast with us. It's the only thing that truly satisfies His heart. And ours.

The quarantine would then indeed be a blessing if we take time to enjoy the sweet communion of feasting with Him through His Word, worship and prayer.

Jesus, I choose to open the door to You. Nothing is more important to me than my time with You.

"Go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you" (Matthew 6:6).