Nicholas Hood3

" He Will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and buckler "(psalm 91: 4)

" Now on that same Day 2 of them were going to a village called Emmaus about 7 miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened (Luke 24:13 - 14)

Good Friday

" I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart: I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, all most high (Psalm 9: 1 - 2)

All one's ways maybe pure in one's own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit proverbs 16: 2

" M after you have suffered for a little while Kama the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you to him be the power for ever and ever Amen (1st Peter 5: 10 - 11)

Even at a time such as this there are opportunities time to reorganize retool restructure and rethink models of business. Individuals and businesses that are nimble enough to think outside the Box of normal ways of operating may actually find new ways of cutting costs and revenue creation

Jeremiah 30: On that day, says the Lord of hosts, I will break the yoke from off his neck, and I will burst his bonds, and strangers shall no more make a servant of him. But they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king Kama whom I will raise up for them"

" Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the lamb through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its 12 kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month semi: and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22: 1 - 2"

Even in the midst of a pandemic there is something to give us hope and smile about!

" Then I saw a new heaven and a new Earth semi: for the 1st heaven and the 1st Earth had passed away, and the sea was no more"

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain revelation 20: 1

Living through a pandemic has its share of challenges, but one of the interesting by products of this pandemic that is somewhat odd to me is that the virus, with its sickness and death, and the ever present fear associated with it, it's happening in real time as the Sun shines

"After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power to our God, for his judgments are true and just" (Revelation 19:1)

Even in difficult times and days as these, the word of God brings us hope. Today's message is based on faith in a time of epidemic Exodus chapter 12 thank you for reading and listening

We Are living in a pandemic. For the next several weeks I will be writing and offering prayers and words of hope to get you through this time of worldwide illness. Thank you for reading and remember, I am praying for you!

" After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority semi: and the Earth was made bright with his splendor he called out with a mighty voice, fallen, fallen is Babylon the great"

" O then one of the 7 angels who had the 7 bowls came and said to me come I will show you the judgment of the great Hoare who is seated on many waters with whom the kings of the Earth have committed fornication and with the wine of whose fornication the inhabitants of the Earth had become drunk revelation 17: 1-2

" Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the 7 angels, go and poor out on the Earth the 7 bowls of the wrath of God"(Revelation 16:1)

" And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.( Revelation 15:2)