“Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the LORD, all his life.” – 2 Chronicle 15:17

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin

I like to read the verses from the Bible in our newspapers.

LEFT: (“Text for Today”) The New Zealand Herald, Tuesday, March 17, 2020

RIGHT: ( “God’s Word open for all”) The Northland Age, Tuesday, March 17, 2020

I am wondering who else likes to read the verses.

TAIPA is a locality in the Far North District of New Zealand, 7km west of Mangonui.

Arriving yesterday at our Age Concern Office for the monthly meeting, I was told that there was no meeting because of Covid-19.

“The further one goes in holy living, the more sin one will find in the attitudes of one’s own heart, needing to be dealt with in this way.” – J. I. Packer

QUESTION:

What should you do when you reach the end of your rope?

ANSWER:

You should turn to God!

One of our newspapers tells us what Covid-19, Coronavirus, is, and how to protect yourself and others and what the symptoms of Covid-19 are.

We are also having a drought here in Kaitaia in the Far North of New Zealand and the problem is maintaining water supply for the town.

In Deuteronomy 28:15-68 we are reading about the “Curses for Disobedience.”

Listen to what it says in Deuteronomy 28:22:

“The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish.”

And in Deuteronomy 28:1-14 we are told about the “Blessings for Obedience.”

Three symptoms of Covid-19 are mentioned in the newspaper, namely a cough, a high temperature (at least 28 degrees C) and shortness of breath.