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We are living in a time of
almost unprecedented global
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crisis. A time when the world is
swirling in a fog of panic and
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uncertainty hopping from one
alarming statistic to the next.
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A time when fear is so palpable
that it leads people to behave
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in strange and bizarre ways.
On the 11th of March 2020, the
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World Health Organization
declared the Coronavirus a
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global pandemic and since then
we have seen the world turn into
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a state of chaos that hadn't
been witnessed since Hitler
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first swept into Poland. Across
the globe world leaders are
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scrambling to protect their
citizens from an intangible
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enemy while struggling to keep
their economies from collapsing.
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Entire countries have
been placed in lockdown leaving
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streets deserted and city
centers looking like ghost towns
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Thousands are rushing to their
local grocery stores frantically
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snapping up every essential
item they can think of. Shelves
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across the world are bare and
stripped clean. Strained health
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care systems are staggering
under the influx of patients as
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doctors and nurses try
desperately to save the most
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vulnerable among us. So what
do we do during this time of
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unprecedented global crisis?
What precautions should we take
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to help slow the spread of the
virus and what steps can we take
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to mitigate the rising tide of
fear swelling around us. Join us
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this week as we take a look at
the Covid-19, its symptoms, how
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to prevent its spread and
how we can have peace and hope
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during this time of
uncertainty and fear.
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The coronavirus pandemic began
in Wuhan, China at a sprawling
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wet market selling wildlife
and seafood in the center of the
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city. The market, like so many
others across Asia, was known
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for selling live exotic animals
on sight. Some sources report
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that the illness may have
been transferred from a bat most
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likely to one of the shoppers
at the market. Before long the
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illness exploded across China
before spreading like wildfire
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around the world. But health
experts warn that this state of
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affairs could take a turn
for the worse if the appropriate
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steps are not taken to mitigate
the spread of the disease. So
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far the federal government has
taken steps to shut down social
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gatherings and nonessential
services to try to contain the
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spread of the disease. So what
can you and I do to help flatten
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the curve. That is to help
slow down the rate at which the
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disease spreads so that the
Australian health care system
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can deal with the crisis
and ensure the least amount of
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fatalities. Well there are a
number of things that we can all
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do to help. Joining us today is
Dr. Anthony Espinet one of the
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leading physicians of the world.
He's a senior medical doctor, a
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senior pain management
consultant and associate
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professor with Bond University
Medical School and a senior
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lecturer with Griffith
University Medical School
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on the Gulf Coast,
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Queensland, Australia.
We decided to ask him a few
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questions about the virus itself
and also the steps that we can
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each take to prevent it's spread
Hello Dr. Espinet. Thanks for
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taking time from your busy
schedule to talk to us today.
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Thank you very much
Gary. I'm glad to be here.
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Can you tell us, how does
the virus spread? Does it spread
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any differently
to other viruses?
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So the virus spreads like all
other infectious communoviruses.
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Which means it spreads by
droplets, coughs, sneezes, you
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know sputum's and spit and so
on. So those are the reasons we
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just try to express human to
human contact and that is what
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is so important in terms of how
you would manage the condition
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because it is by
contact through droplets.
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How long does it take to
show symptoms once you've been
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infected?
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So most of the symptoms are
symptoms of a flu-like illness.
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So a cough, some people get
a sore throat, some people will
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get a fever, fatigue. Things
that represent a normal illness.
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Those are like we would see in
most cases. Some people actually
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present with a bit of diarrheal
disease but those are a very
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small group. In terms of the
most severe illnesses it will be
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severe respiratory conditions
where people present with
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shortness of breath. They could
present with pneumonia-like
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symptoms. Some people, because
of that, get blue lips and blue
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hands and so on. Those are
severe conditions and those are
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the people that need hospital
attention pretty quickly in
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order to intervene and
unfortunately some of those
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people will
succumb to the disease.
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How long is the
incubation period for the virus?
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So the incubation period is
anywhere between 2 and 14 days.
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It seems to vary from different
places. So in different
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countries the incubation seems
to vary. There are reports of
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incubation going as long as 24
days, a month. What we do know
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is that a person can share the
virus up to 24 hours before they
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show symptoms or they could have
a mild symptoms and be sharing
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the virus. So again it underlies
the big issue of this particular
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virus. Not only is it highly
contagious, not only is there
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no immune response into
the population. You can start
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sharing the virus and basically
spreading the disease to someone
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else when you don't know that
you have it and your symptoms
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are mild or nonexistent.
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That can go on for up to 6
to fourteen days. The current
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guidelines is that 14 days
is a sort of time that we feel
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that they are symptom free that
time. They very much don't have
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it which is why, as you
know, the current periods and
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recommendations for
isolation is 14 days.
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What are some things that we
can do to protect ourselves and
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others from getting the virus?
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There are five things you
can do rather quickly that will
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help us in managing
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this condition. Number One
is wash hands. Number two: Cover
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coughs and sneezes. Number
three stay home if you are
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sick. Number four: Try not to
touch hard and public surfaces
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because that's where the disease
will rest. And number five good
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social distancing. And those
five things if you just follow
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that we'd see a great management
and reduction of the condition
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that we are dealing with. People
have to be socially responsible.
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For themselves, for their
families, for their community
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Dr. Espinet, thank you
for sharing your knowledge and
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expertise with us today. It's
been a privilege to have you
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on our program.
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Thank you very much, Gary.
It's been a pleasure being here.
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With the world plunging deeper
and deeper into a state of
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unprecedented fear and
uncertainty people all over
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the planet are
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looking for a sense of safety
and security, an elusive sense
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of certainty that seems just
within their grasp. With a virus
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like Covid-19 raging through our
nations and neighborhoods it's
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important for us to realize that
viral epidemics create emotional
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and spiritual epidemics in
their wake. These epidemics tho'
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intangible are sometimes harder
to combat. So what's the biggest
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social pandemic the world
is facing right now? In a word,
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it is fear. Over the last days
and weeks the global media has
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splashed dramatic photographs
all across the internet and
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news. Bare shelves in
super markets, frantic shoppers
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fighting each other for a single
pack of toilet paper, frenzied
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hoarding of thousands of bottles
of hand sanitizer. But what is
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behind all the crazy behavior?
The climate of uncertainty and
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desperation created by Covid-19
is fueling the sense of panic
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and fear across the world
and thousands of people are
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struggling to fight against
the overwhelming tide. Just like
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viral epidemic, the social
epidemic of fear is contagious
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spreading from person to person
at an alarming rate. Just like
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the viral epidemic, the
social epidemic of fear is also
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triggered by little causes.
Frenzied buying of essential
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items in a single supermarket
can trigger a chain reaction of
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panic buying across the entire
city and then the entire state
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and then the entire nation. This
is what sociologists call the
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tipping point. The boiling point
when everything that seems to
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fairly calm tips over
into something that is almost
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unstoppable. Mark Granovetter
a professor of sociology at
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Stanford University presents
his thesis for this kind of
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collective behavior in the
American Journal of Sociology.
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In his article, Granovetter
talks about how sometimes
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people are compelled to
make decisions they would never
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usually make, simply
because everyone around them
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is doing so.
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In other words, while we may
not be concerned if one or two
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people around you are panic-
buying toilet paper in a frenzy
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when that number gradually
starts to increase to 10 and
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then 20 or 30, you might start
feeling nervous. As the number
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of people panic-buying grows
their fear becomes a viral agent
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igniting fear in your own heart
making you wonder if you need
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to run to the store and buy up
some toilet paper in case there
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is a real shortage. Fear is
a greater contagion as the tiny
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viral particles floating around
in the air in the aftermath
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of a sneeze.
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It is pervasive, paralyzing and
all consuming. So what can we do
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to stem the tide of this social
epidemic? Well as certainly as
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there are measures that we can
take to slow down the spread of
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of a viral epidemic, there are
also measures that we can take
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to slow down the rising tide
of fear that is escalating all
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around us. The Bible gives us
so many valuable insights into
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managing and overcoming fear.
Let's walk thru a few examples
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of how men and women of faith
managed to overcome their fear
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and find peace in the midst
of the most turbulent storm. The
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first story we'll look at is
the story of David and Goliath
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found in I Samuel chapter
17. At a glance the story of
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David and Goliath is the story
of a underdog battling against
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a formidable opponent and
coming away victorious. But on a
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deeper level it is also the
story of a young man who was
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courageous in the face of
fear. The story begins with the
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Philistine and Israelite armies
camped on either side of the
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Valley of Elah ready to
engage in battle. But instead of
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charging down into the valley
and engaging in battle, the
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Philistines throw a wild card.
They send out their champion
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a three meter giant whose armor
along weighed over 50 kilograms.
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The champions name was Goliath
of Gath and standing on the
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valley floor he shouted out a
challenge to the Israelite army
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to send down a single champion
from their ranks to face him
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in hand-to-hand combat. If the
Israelite champion defeated him
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then Goliath claimed that the
Philistines would surrender the
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battle, but if Goliath defeated
the Israelite contender then the
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Israelites were required to lay
down their arms and surrender.
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Fear spread through the camp
like a contagion washing over
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the heart of every able bodied
Israelite warrior. Looking at
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the giant they all knew
instinctively that to engage him
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in hand-to-hand combat was a
death sentence and none of them
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wanted to undertake what they
believed was a suicide mission.
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And so they waited quailing and
quivering in their camp while
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every single day Goliath
came out onto the valley floor,
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shouted out his challenge and
mocked them, their God and their
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faith openly. It was an
uphauling, disheartening
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situation.
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But no one wanted to die and
no one was able to muster up the
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courage to face the bellowing
giant screaming at them from the
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valley floor. That is
until David entered the picture.
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David was running an errand for
his father when he first heard
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Goliath's threats. His
father, wondering how all his
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sons were faring in battle,
dispatched David, the youngest
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to take his brothers some food.
David was in the middle of his
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reunion with his brothers when
Goliath swaggered out to his
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uusual spot and bellowed out
his threats. Listening to the
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giant's tirade David was filled
with anger and determination.
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He vowed that he would face
Goliath in hand-to-hand combat
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and defeat him. His
brothers scoffed at him and King
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Saul was terrified for him, but
finally relented and agreed to
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let David go out into battle.
Armed with nothing more than a
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slingshot and five smooth
stones, David approached Goliath
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decked out in a full suit of
armor complete with a sword and
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shield. Goliath was incredulous
that the Israelites had
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sent someone so
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small and inexperienced
to fight him. But David was
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undeterred. When Goliath mocked
him, David's response was calm
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and sure. It's recorded herein
I Samuel chapter 17 and verse 45
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David's courage came from his
faith in God. You know courage
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isn't the absence of fear.
Rather it's the willingness to
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overcome it and do what is
right. David was courageous
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because he leaned on the arm
of God. The rest of the story is
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well earned. David defeated
Goliath with a well-aimed swing
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of his sling and a single smooth
stone. Blinded, Goliath fell to
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the ground and David dispatched
him. His route was victorious
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all because of the courage
of a shepherd boy? The story of
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David and Goliath is about
facing giants and conquering
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them in the face of almost
insurmountable odds. But the
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secret of David's victory was
this. Fear did not consume him
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because he leaned on the
arm of God. At a time when fear
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consumed every other man in the
camp, David was immune to the
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contagion because his faith
in God and his power gave him an
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edge that nothing else could.
David understood better than
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anyone what it meant to trust
in the shadow of God's wings and
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look to him and him alone
for protection. It was this
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understanding that prompted him
to write some of the most well
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loved psalms that we are
familiar with today. In Psalm 91
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David write this:
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God promises to shelter us
under the shadow of his wings.
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He promises to be a refuge and a
fortress for us. He promises to
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deliver us even from the
noisome pestilence much like the
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one we are surrounded by now.
If you're feeling overwhelmed
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why not turn to Jesus and find
refuge in him. Why not open his
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word and find refuge in
his promises. He is a safe and
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secure refuge even in the midst
of the worst storm or pestilence
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David does goes on
to write in Psalms 91:
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When mother chicken is out in
the yard checking for worms on a
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warm, clear day, her eyes
are always scanning the horizon
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for hawks and other
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dangers. Her little chicks are
usually oblivious to the dangers
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around them and are unable
to defend themselves against
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predators. When the mother
hen sees the ominous shadow of a
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predator flying briefly
over her, she immediately calls
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out an alarm
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to the chicks frantically urging
them to come to her. And as they
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do she lifts her feathers
and allows them to find shelter
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under her wings. Now a hawk may
be able to swoop down and easily
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pick off a tiny baby chick but
picking up a mother hen is much
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more difficult. With the chicks
safely under the shadow of their
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mother's wings they are
protected and the hawk has no
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easy pickings. God is like that
mother hen. More often than not
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we are not only oblivious to the
dangers around us, we are also
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helpless in the face of the
onslaught. But calls us to come
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under the shelter and protection
of his wings. In Daniel chapter
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three when Shadrach, Meshach and
Abednego, three Hebrew slaves in
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Babylon faced an impossible
situation of fear and panic, it
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was their faith in God that saw
them through. On that day the
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three Hebrew young men
were faced with an unprecedented
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decision. A moment where under
threat of death they were forced
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to compromise their principles
and surrender the freedom of
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their conscience. All of them,
intelligent, thinking men, bowed
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down to the massive statue that
King Nebuchadnezzar had set up
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in the vast plain of Dura. Here
were men of diverse backgrounds
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opinions, convictions and tastes
Men who had made diverse choices
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when faced with any given
situation and yet it was a
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little thing that kicked it all
off. A single, simple command
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from Nebuchadnezzar. But it
was also a single dramatic event
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that brought it to a boiling
point because within that single
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simple command was an ultimatum,
an ultimatum that brought the
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entire situation to a head
and spread fear like a contagion
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through the entire camp. Every
person present was asked to bow
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down on the pain of death.
In that moment a single, simple
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command to took on a whole
new dynamic. In order to survive
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every person present was forced
to relinquish his personal
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convictions whatever they
may have been and instantly and
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immediately obey which almost
all of them did. But there were
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three men who refused to bow
down. Three men who stood tall
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and stuck out like a sore thumb
in that great kneeling
landscape. When they
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were brought before the king
and forced to answer for their
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actions they were calm.
Quietly they told the king this:
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They refused to bow down because
they trusted implicitly in God.
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And that is what gave them
the courage to stand even in the
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shadow of death. Their faith in
God and his promises gave them
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the peace they needed to face an
uncertain future. But the story
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doesn't end there. The men are
thrown into the fire for their
00:24:17.79\00:24:22.59
insubordination. But there in
the very heat of the blaze they
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find that they're not alone.
Jesus Christ walks with them in
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the fire and protects them
from being hurt. Friend if you
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stand with Jesus,
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he promises that you will
never stand alone. He will walk
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through the fire with you
and his hands will be a shield
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around you. When the whole world
seems to be falling apart, when
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everyone around you seems to
be going crazy, you need only to
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look to Jesus. He will not only
protect you but he will also
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give you the grace to do what
is right in the midst of the
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chaos. If you would like
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protection of Jesus in your life
today why not pick up his word
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tide of fear and hopelessness
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that surrounds us like a cloud.
The Bible has the answers that
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answers that we all long for.
The Bible has the peace we all
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crave and most importantly
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let's pray to the God in heaven
who can allay all our fears,
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bring us hope and protect us.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you
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for your love and goodness to
us. Thank you for your promises
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to care for us and to protect
us. Lord, there's a deadly
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virus threatening our
lives a perilous pestilence that
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threatens to overwhelm us.
Lord please protect us under the
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shadow of the Almighty from
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in Jesus' name Amen.
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