2nd Corinthians 12: 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
This leads us to the case study, for the apostle Paul had to live with a thorn in the flesh for many years. Even though the Bible does not say exactly what the thorn was, it obviously presented an ongoing challenge to the apostle, and he found out that he would have to live with it, just like many are discovering that we will have to live with covid.
Yet, Paul did not leave God out of the picture, for he like so many who had walked that road before, saw the necessity, and the value of living with the thorn, and Christ at the same time, and by his attitude and example, he left on the record, the ways and means whereby all who should encounter ongoing physical or spiritual difficulties, are to live victoriously.
As we face daunting challenges, and as we sail into unchartered territory, Christians will be tempted to use and employ only man-made strategies, without that fundament element of the God-factor. This is what is sorely lacking in the public square, as the X-Perts are now discovering that covid would become endemic, and there is a new variant that has just emerged.
2nd Timothy 2: 3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!