EPHESIANS 6:19.
The first and most commonly/generally known spiritual way to stop a plague is prayer.
In Numbers 25, we see a plague hit the people of Israel. Some of the men of Israel were guilty of sleeping with the Moabite women. Not only that, but they began worshipping the gods of Moab, like Baal. They became absorbed by the pagan culture. This caused the “Lord’s anger to blaze against His people.”(Num. 25:3) A plague began to spread through all the Israelites.
To make matters worse, not minding what was happening, an Israelite man and Medianite woman were on their way to the man’s tent to have sex! This enraged Aaron’s grandson, Phinehas; he immediately jumped up, left the assembly, grabbed a spear, and rushed into the man’s tent. The Bible says he “thrust a spear all the way through the man’s body and into the woman’s stomach.” (Num. 25:7-8) The plague stopped, but not before 24,000 people died.
This shows us that apart from prayers, God’s word can Stop a Plague. Our second weapon against a plague is the sword, as we saw in the story of Phinehas. In the New Testament, the sword is the word of God. When Paul lists the armour believers must put on each day he writes, “…and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” (Eph. 6:17)
How much of God’s word have we consumed and spoken during this covid19 pandemic? Are we just caught up by the true and fake news making rounds? Take time to take in the word of God which protects, heals and changes. It shall be well with us!
