GOV ABBOTT: LEAN ON JESUS IN FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
GOV ABBOTT: LEAN ON JESUS IN FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
In an interview with Pastor Jack Graham of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Texas on his faith and response to the COVID-19 disease, Gov. Greg Abbott told the viewers they have āsupport you can lean on that will always be there for you, and thatās Jesus Christ.ā
The interview took place during the churchās weekend services. Graham thanked Abbott for leading the fight against an unprecedented crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and asked if he had a personal story of a crisis.
Abbott said his experience of the crisis in his own life was helping him lead in the crisis today.
āWhen I was just 26 years old, I suffered, literally, a back-breaking injury,ā Abbott explained to Graham, who is on President Trumpās Evangelical Advisory Board. He said the injury left him paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.
āItās a test of your faith,ā the governor said. āWhy would God allow something like this to happen?ā
āBut,ā he added, āvery importantly, I found in the aftermath, that I continued to reach out to God. I found God reach back out to me. And my relationship with God and Jesus Christ grew even closer after that accident.ā
Abbott said everybody is going through a testing and challenging time due to the coronavirus pandemic. But there is a solution, he added, and āsupport you can lean on that will always be there for you, and thatās Jesus Christ, God Almighty.ā
āThe growth of the coronavirus in Texas is slowing by people staying at home, by people reducing interaction with others,ā he continued. āGodās hand is working through the scientists across this great nation by coming out with fast, innovative drugs that would lead to therapeutic remedies.ā
Assuring him that the churches in Texas would fully cooperate with his plans, Graham said the church is also praying for āthe greatest comeback that weāve ever known.ā
Itās going to be great āin Godās time,ā the pastor said.
Earlier during the interview, Abbott said Texas wants to lead the way for Americans to return to their lives and livelihoods, as he begins to open up the state in a phased manner in May. He said the priority is to save lives and protect peopleās health.
Graham called for prayers āfor our leadersā and asked everyone to āwork together to bring our nation out of this crisis. As a church, we believe that God is at work in our moments of crisis and He will see us through this pandemic.ā
Prestonwood says it is providing relief to the community by distributing meals, hosting blood drives and providing career and financial advice for people facing unemployment, among other services.
(Used with permission from The Christian Post. Article by Anugrah Kumar.)
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The Texas governor has an inspiring testimony of Christ!
God bless Governor Abbott exceedingly, abundantly, above all he could ever ask, hope for, or image. In Jesusā Name.