The New Normal

THE NEW NORMAL

Isaiah 43:19

¹⁹  Behold, I am doing a new thing;

now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

I will make a way in the wilderness

and rivers in the desert.

People queuing to enter a supermarket in Subang Jaya, Malaysia.

After lockdown things will not be the same again.  Even when the government relaxes the lockdown rulings, people will avoid public gatherings.  They will prefer to travel in single rides (as in driving own vehicle or taking a taxi) instead of public transport.  Granted the poorer folks will have less choices but they may now be willing to walk further than previously.  Shaking hands may be replaced by nodding the head or bowing (ala Japanese).

More people will work from home.  More businesses will stagger work hours. And more people will be more lonely than before.  Consequently, more people will be seeking the meaning for our existence and there will be a rise in interest in spiritual things.  People will want to engage but there will be a greater adverse to public gatherings.  This effectively means that people would like to hear the gospel but they won’t want to go to church. The church’s mandate is still there.  Technology is available and improving. The church needs to innovate.  So is there a greater opportunity to train more believers to share their faith, one on one?

What do you think?