{"id":1799,"date":"2020-03-26T22:17:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T22:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/immanuelpracticum.com\/book\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2020-03-26T22:18:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T22:18:51","slug":"sheltering-in-place-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immanuelpracticum.com\/book\/sheltering-in-place-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheltering In Place – Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sheltering In Place \u2013 Part 1<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was talking to a friend of mine\nbefore coaching him in an Immanuel session. \nWe were talking about the craziness we are all experiencing with\nCoronavirus.  It is such a strange\nfeeling to see the world shut down before our eyes.  We talked about the challenges we all face\nwhile sheltering in place.  Losing\nfreedoms and conveniences that we are used to. \nLosing connection with other people. \nAnd for some of us, losing our livelihoods.  He said something that really struck me.  He said that there are Biblical examples of \u2018sheltering\nin place\u2019.  There were times when God had\nHis people stay in one place behind closed doors. As I thought that through,\nhere is what came to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why\nShelter in Place?!!?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus\n12<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right as God was about to deliver His people from the hand of the Egyptians, He had them go into their homes and stay there until He had \u2018passed over\u2019 and taken the firstborn son of every household.  By marking their homes with the blood of the sacrificial lamb, they were spared.  I thought of five points for this.  As you read this, try to see the context apply to your lives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. There was a reason for it.<\/em><\/strong> <\/em> It was for their good.  It was for their protection.  It was so they could see the miracle of God \u2013\nso that they could know that God knew what He was doing and did it.  He told them exactly what would occur\u2026And it\ndid.  By having His people shelter in\nplace, He separated them from the enemy.<\/li>
  2. There was a determined end<\/em><\/strong> to them staying inside. \nThis one is meaningful to me. \nThis is not forever.  It will\nend.  <\/li>
  3. There was something miraculous\nhappening outside those locked doors<\/em><\/strong>.  It must have been tempting for the Israelites\nto peek outside and see if it was actually happening. For us, life looks so\nnormal outside.  We are facing an unseen\nenemy.  But the Israelites had to believe\nin faith that a miracle was happening outside their walls.  So must we.<\/li>
  4. There was something miraculous happening\nINSIDE those walls<\/em><\/strong>.  <\/strong>God was miraculously protecting His people.  He was preparing them for what was to\ncome.  He was connecting them with their\nfamilies.  He was feeding them for the\nupcoming journey.  He was teaching them\nthe fruit of obedience.  Any of those\nresonate with you?<\/li>
  5. There was a move of God about to\nhappen<\/em><\/strong>. \nGod was about to free His chosen people from 430 years of slavery at the\nhand of the Egyptians.  He was about to\nhave them march out of that land untouched. \nAnd He was about to move His people into the land He had promised.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    So, that\u2019s part I.  Part II will follow shortly.  Think about those five points and how it\napplies to your situation.  You are not\nalone.  We do not have a God who is\ndistant and detached.  We have a God who\nis intricately involved in EVERY breath of our lives.  Who loves us and understands us.  Thank You Jesus!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Sheltering In Place \u2013 Part 1 I was talking to a friend of mine before coaching him in an Immanuel session.  We were talking about the craziness we are all experiencing with Coronavirus.  It is such a strange feeling to see the world shut down before our eyes.  We talked about the challenges we all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[23,13,16,14],"yoast_head":"\nSheltering In Place - Part I - Immanuel: A Practicum<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This is Part I of why we are sheltering in place during this Coronavirus pandemic and can know that God is at work. 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