Quarantine and Cleanliness: God’s Ideas or Just the Government's?

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Because of Covid-19, we have all been told to self-quarantine in our homes for a month. Wow! I am 68 and NEVER has our nation told us to do such a thing!

Some churches are not doing it. A church in Tampa last week held services, and the pastor was arrested.

Another pastor in Georgia conducted a funeral service a few weeks ago, not knowing he was infected with Covid-19, and now many who attended are infected and have passed it on to friends, and a number have died. How do you ever live with yourself knowing you have contributed such tragedy to so many families? Only the grace of God can allow you to forgive yourself and move on.

I spoke at a Bible school graduation in South America last summer and just received word two days ago that the lead pastor of this large church, who was also the president of this great Bible school, had just died of Covid-19.

So the pain is everywhere, and yes, I am staying home for the next month. God has given me projects to work on for spiritual growth and I’m sure He will for you also, if you simply ask.

Does God command quarantine and handwashing?

I know my government is telling us all to do it. Is it some sort of lack of faith if I follow the prescriptions of my government rather than trusting God to keep me safe and healthy?

It is NOT a lack of faith on my part. It is OBEDIENCE to the commands of Scripture, for God commanded the exact same thing as my government is demanding, and God did it several thousand years ago, well before all the scientific testing we have available today. So let’s read what God says…

'Now when the man with the discharge becomes cleansed from his discharge, then he shall count off for himself seven days for his cleansing; he shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in running water and will become clean (Leviticus 15:13).

  • Isolation: for 7 days
  • Running water
  • Becomes clean

Does that sound similar to what the government is requesting we do? I think so, although Covid-19 stays in your system longer than seven days so they want our quarantine to be longer than seven days, which makes sense. And the government is saying 20 seconds of running water and soap will remove the virus.

I truly do love it when modern science says God was right all along. Not that I need that to happen, as I believe the Bible is true. However, it is always nice to see the most modern scientific research confirming what God told us thousands of years ago.

So is it a lack of faith when I go into isolation? Am I supposed to be believing God will keep me no matter what I do? Actually I believe it is disobedience to the word of God and to our government to not honor the quarantine and the mandate to wash under running water. God sure didn’t think it was a lack of faith when He issued these commands. I do not believe it is a lack of faith for me to honor the clear commands of Scripture.

Do I live in fear? Absolutely not, for God has told me to believe. Belief releases His provision into my life, plus it turns on all the healing genes within my body. Fear brings me into agreement with satan and his demons, so I invite them to come and magnify my fear, and fear turns off all my healing genes, and turns on inflammatory genes. I choose to believe.

So I am isolating and washing my hands, I am working on the project God has told me to work on for this month, and I am living at peace, filled with faith and great hope for the future. I encourage you to do the same.

Resources

Below is a series of blogs I have written on the subject of coronavirus

Read them and be encouraged!

  1. Quarantine and Cleanliness: God’s Ideas or Just the Government's?
  2. We ALL Need a WONDERFUL COUNSELOR as Covid-19 Becomes a Worldwide Pandemic
  3. Confronting Covid-19 - A Picture from God
  4. Make Quarantine an Amazing Time of Personal Spiritual Transformation Through eLearning
  5. The Heavens Declare God’s Victory Over Coronavirus By Isabelle Declercq
  6. PRAYER to DESTROY COVID-19 VIRUS
  7. My Sister May Have Coronavirus – An Email of Support
  8. Free Kids Bible Training and Songs During Quarantine by Linda Harper
  9. Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining - By Bill Dupley
  10. Peace and Health In The Midst of Tribulation
  11. Caronavirus And Fear
  12. Victory Over Coronavirus! - A Prophetic Dream - Here is a Japanese translation of this blog 
  13. Vibrant Immune Systems in the Midst of Coronavirus + What Really Are the Numbers?
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Unleashing Healing Power Through Spirit-Born Emotions DVDs

by Mark Virkler and Charity Kayembe | 14 Sessions | 6.5 hours

Build a theology and experience the role of Kingdom emotions to engage and release Kingdom power! Jesus, moved by compassion, healed (Matt. 14:14). You can, too! Discover how Kingdom emotions can be born in your heart to carry the Holy Spirit's power to perform healing, as well as turn on healing genes while turning off inflammatory genes. Experience God's Kingdom which is peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (Rom. 14:17)!

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49 Lies DVDs – 49 Religious Lies Jesus Told Me to Stop Believing

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This package includes 49 professionally taped sessions, each 5-12 minutes long which is my testimony of breaking free from each lie. I discuss what the lie is, its impact on my life, what Jesus spoke, my prayer of repentance and the new freedom I experienced which allows me to step into a new life in Christ.

If you have ever believed any of the following lies, then this book is for you: "Emotions are soulish;" "Money is evil or secular;" "It is wrong to seek vision;" "Don’t trust experiences;" "God gave me a mind and expects me to use it;" "Politics are evil;" God is always beating on me;" or one of 43 more such detestable lies...

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Decoding Deception DVDs

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This eight-part training series takes you through the key biblical principles you need to know so that you can walk in the truth, and be aware of the techniques satan uses to seek to deceive people. Ideal for personal or group study. You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free!

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Divine Healing Toolbox CD/DVD Set

Divine Healing Toolbox CD/DVD Set

by Mark Virkler | 1 CD, 1 DVD

Jesus healed all who asked Him and our goal is to be like Him! He commissioned His disciples saying, "Heal those...who are sick, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you'" (Lk. 10:9).

We begin with the assumption that we agree that it is God’s will to heal. Having prayed for healing for people for years, Mark has seen many wonderful miracles and also seen times when it appeared that very little happened. This short teaching describes some practical steps he has learned which make his prayers for healing more effective.

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From Oppression to Victory Digital Videos

Mark Virkler

This eight-part training series takes you through the key biblical principles you need to know so that you can walk in the light and live free of demonic harassment. Ideal for personal or group study. Live free from oppression and demonic attack. Thrive in the victory of love, joy, peace, blessing, anointing and fruitfulness!

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Fulfill Your Financial Destiny DVDs

Fulfill Your Financial Destiny DVDs

by Mark and Patti Virkler | 22 Video Sessions

Newly recorded for 2023! Though the economic system (mammon) of this world is under a curse, we have received instructions for how to move out from that dominion and into the blessing of the Kingdom of God. God’s promises to His children have not changed with the whims of government or Wall Street, nor have His directions for how to walk in those promises. We can “choose not to participate” in the economic recession that is around us if we instead choose to obey the logos and rhema of the Lord and enjoy the blessings that result.

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How Do YOU Know? DVDs

by Mark Virkler | 12 Sessions

How do you know? What is the process you use to discover truth? I did not ask that question during the first 25 years of my life. I used eleven different methods for discovering truth including: if my parents said so, then it was so. If my teacher said it was so, then it was so. If my pastor said it was so, then it was so. If my theology said it was so, then it was so. I have discarded them all and adopted a twelfth method, which is in harmony with what the Bible teaches. We teach you this method in this series.

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How to Speak in Tongues CD/DVD Set

How to Speak in Tongues CD/DVD Set

by Mark Virkler | 1 CD, 1 DVD | Produced 2010

Speaking in tongues involves a miracle wherein you yield your vocal cords to the flow of the Holy Spirit, trusting that God is forming the syllables you speak into a language. It may be a language of men or of angels (1 Cor. 13:1). You choose to speak (Acts 2:4) but you choose not to form the syllables consciously, and instead let the Spirit give the utterance (Acts:2:4).

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How to Walk by the Spirit DVDs

by Mark Virkler | 6 Discs

Are you like many western Christians who have been taught little about how to sense their spirits? Do you have trouble even defining what spirit sensations feel like within you, much less recognizing them? This training was birthed from Mark’s passion to live out of his spirit, and thus release the anointing of God. The problem he faced was lack of clear biblical definition as to what his spirit felt like. So Mark looked up every verse in the Bible on heart and spirit.

Revised & Expanded 15th Anniversary Edition

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Mountain-Moving Faith CD/DVD Set

Mountain-Moving Faith CD/DVD Set

by Mark Virkler | 1 CD, 1 DVD

God is our Dream Maker! He has placed a dream within the heart of each of us that only He can supernaturally bring to pass. God gave an impossible dream to Abraham, our Father of Faith. In this powerful message, Mark will show you how God filled the five senses of Abraham’s spirit with His truth and birthed a miracle out through him. And you will learn how you can walk in the same faith while you hear, see, ponder, speak and act out of the Father’s initiative, allowing Him alone to fill the senses of your spirit.

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