Sunday morning service

Today I preached on the subject, "The day after the lockdown/circuit breaker”. Now that we are coming towards the end of this phase, the questions I asked myself: 
  • What has the lockdown or circuit breaker experience been for me? 
  • Were there any lockdowns in the Bible and any lessons I can learn and compare?

To my surprise I found there were many

Some examples of lockdown/circuit breakers in the Bible:
  • Noah and the ark - 365 days
  • Moses -  40 years in the wilderness
  • Jonah – 3 days in the belly of the Fish
  • Esther and her servants – 3 days of fasting and prayer
  • Jesus – 40 days in the wilderness
  • The disciples - In the upper room after the resurrection of Jesus
  • Paul – In Prison lockdown towards the end of his life
  • John at the island of Patmos

And of the lockdowns I mentioned, the outcome was welcomed or resulted in a great experience with God and manifested in manifold blessings.
  • Noah - A heart of gratitude and a new generation was born.
  • Moses - A deliver was raised and the nation of Israel was delivered from slavery.
  • Jonah – A nation was saved in Nineveh.
  • Esther – Deliverance for the nation of  Israel
  • Jesus – Filled with the power of the Holy Spirit
  • The disciples in the upper room - Changed the world upside down
  • Paul – Wrote the many epistles that we read today
  • John -  The Book of Revelation

The changes came because they all encountered God in a very specific way during the lockdown.
  • Nations were restored
  • Thousands were coming to know Jesus as Lord
  • There was a tangible result, a revival and restoration

But there was one lockdown in the Bible that almost ended in a disaster; it is recorded in Joshua 6. While the whole of Jericho was destroyed, Rahab and her family wee spared. Why?
  1. She had a Confrontation with the living God.
  2. She had the Conviction that Jehovah is the living God.
  3. She displayed total Commitment to the Living God.
  4. Her Completion of the task given by the Living God.

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