God, Who Became Our Refuge [Easter]

This passage is the scene in which Jesus urges his disciples not to let their hearts be troubled and declares that in his Father's house there are many homes. Amid the sad reality of a world paralyzed by an epidemic and people avoiding one another, it leads believers to realize that the end of the world has drawn near and to prepare to welcome the returning Lord.

The sermon emphasizes that the suffering and persecution we are now going through are God's will to refine believers and make them into good grain. It says that just as the household of Obed-Edom was blessed by keeping the ark, we should make this time shut up at home an opportunity for blessing, worshiping and praying together with our families. It also preaches that we must overcome the fear of death, look toward our eternal home, and have the wisdom to judge by God's word without compromising with the world.

What prayers and supplications should believers offer so that they can boldly keep their faith without fear and go on toward the eternal dwelling place Jesus has prepared?