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“While “State of the Bible 2020” offers a look into the impact of COVID-19 on Americans’ faith practices, “The Bible in a COVID-19 World” is more than interesting information.”

Study Shows How 'COVID-19 World' Impacts Bible Engagement...and It's Not Good Research from Barna and the American Bible Society for the "State of the Bible 2020” has found that Americans’ engagement with Scripture has suffered significantly over the course of the pandemic.

Faith Alone

“Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.”

Psalm 55:22

Here we receive a promise, the stability and a unshaken, unmoved walk for the righteous.

Who is righteous or what is righteousness? For our own efforts and works prove to be futile. Isaiah states that the righteous of men are like filth rags (Is. 64:6). Yet we see that Abraham obtained righteousness. So what was it that defined Abraham as righteous? It was not works or status of heritage nor anything that he or any other person could have obtain for him or on his own. As it is stated in Romans 4:2-3, Abraham “believed in God and it was accredited to him as righteousness.” Therefore, the righteousness that is qualified in receiving the promise made above, is that of faith in God. A trust that He will uphold you, a belief that He is who He states He is, and a confession of submitting to His will and authority (Romans 10:3-10).

So, know that you can lay your troubles, worries, and issues before the Lord, for He will sustain you. He will not let you slip and fall, for if you believe in Him, you are His righteous. Not obtained by human effort but by faith. So whatever you are going through, trust Him with it for He is faithful. He is a God that can not lie who promises to sustain us and causes the righteous not to be shaken.

There is no greater feeling than the presences of God as you are in prayer and in His word. To know that His purpose is to reestablish broken relationships, and to just simply spend time with us. This He does by His death on the cross and forgiveness of sin. We are given life and hope because He Lives and Loves.

Love is Universal

I Love You (English)
Te quiero (Spanish)
(Hebrew) אני אוהב אותך
je t'aime (French)
'ahbak (Arabic)
ti amo (Italian)
我愛你 (Chinese)
Se agapó (Greek)
Aku cinta kamu (Indonesian)
main tumase pyaar karata hoon (Hindi)
Mwen renmen ou (Haitian Creole)
te amo (Latin)
わたしは、あなたを愛しています (Japanese)
Ngiyakuthanda (Zulu)

No matter how it is said, or How He expressed; express; expresses it
It all means the same
God Loves you, God is Love
It is more than an expression of His name

More than a verse; “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Though His name be asperse, “For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.”

Love is Love, God is Love
He; God; Love. Is not reactive but proactive
Hence why Love came down from above
It is why Love died on a cross
It is why Love came for you

And through His life, death, and resurrection
God says:

Unë të dua (Albanian)
Āmi tōmāẏa bhālōbāsi (Bengali)
Inħobbok (Maltese)
Ľúbim ťa (Slovak)
waan ku jeclahay (Somali)
я тебе люблю (Ukrainian)
I Love You (English)