I’ve said in many times and will say it yet again many more times; “It’s all about Jesus”.
No matter what you think, do or feel. No matter where you think you are or what you think you are. No matter what you think reality is or isn’t: It is still “all about Jesus”.
All of creation including time are created by Him(Jesus). All of creation, including time, are still maintained by Him(Jesus). He(Jesus) gives it all substance, and when He(Jesus) ceases to want to keep it, He(Jesus) will simply let it go and it will cease to exist.
It is easy to get all wrapped up in our lives and the moment, but we should stop for a moment and remember the basic of all things, all life; “It is all about Jesus”, PERIOD, end of sentence, no more of anything else.

So, some say; Joel, you are just saying a cliché. Or, it is just a fancy line. Or, is it the fact of all matters? Yes, and, it overrides all else. Whatever you do, do not forget the fact that it really is “all about Jesus” because if you do forget this fact, your life will begin to unravel.
So, practically speaking, “how so”? “How does this work?” They say: “I am sitting here during a crisis and my world is upside down and nothing seems to be working out for me. How can you say it is all about Jesus? What about ME? What about MINE, I, MYSELF” etc. Do you hear yourself? Seriously! When you get your eyes off of Jesus and the fact that it is “all about Jesus”, everything begins to get messed up. But, but, what about the VIRUS?… Which one? Think about it. Is this the first one? Is it the worst that has ever been? No, but yet we act as if it is. So, let’s start over.
Who made the heavens and the earth? Jesus. Who made time? Jesus. Who made you? Jesus. Who made the air you breathe? Jesus. Who made the food you eat? Jesus. Who brought you to where you are right now? Jesus. Who made the USA? Jesus. Who made everything what was made? Jesus. Who maintains all that was made? Jesus.
Prove it! The Word of God says it. If you don’t believe the Word, Bible, you should.
John 1:1-4 (NKJV)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

So now you can add to the list, life and light. But what about Jesus?
John 1:14 (NKJV)
14 And the Word became flesh[Jesus] and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus. But it takes more than just one verse. OK.
Genesis 1:1-3 (NKJV)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

Not enough? Ok.

Hebrews 1:1-4 (NKJV)
1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son[Jesus], whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Note: He upholds all things. This means He maintains all things.
Need more? Ok.
Revelation 4:11 (NKJV)
11 “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”
Note: By His will the exist. Again, He maintains all things.
There are more but I think by now you probably get it. Now, since He holds the whole world in His hands, what is out of His control? Nothing. Is it even possible that there is something out of His control? Nope. Well then, what does this mean? He holds and maintains all things.
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Since we are His we have this promise that all things will work out for our good. This also means that our good should be His good too. Not my will but yours be done. And so it is.
Ok Joel, I still need specifics. Please explain.
What is more important: Gods will, or our will, or mans will? Gods will. His “will” will be done. You mean we are robots? No, it is His will that you follow His instruction(Torah, law) and that you choose to do so, but, it is by His will that you get to choose. Choose Jesus, He is the way, truth and life.
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded[instructed] you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Matthew 6:10 (NKJV)
10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.

To “teach” you need a teacher and a student. This means someone who knows something is helping another person learn that which they, the teacher, knows. This means time and learning are involved. This also means that there is a capacity by the teacher to teach and the capacity of the student to learn that which is instructed. When it comes to spiritual things this also means the Holy Spirit has to be involved or that transference is not possible. This also infers that the student believes what they are being taught is true and is willing to do what they are taught, otherwise it would just be words without meaning(no application).
Now we come to the point; “Is it better to obey God or man?”
Acts 5:29 (NKJV)
29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.
So, what has God instructed/commanded that we do?;
Love the Lord your God with all of your…
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Pray to God often.
Read the Word.
Give to God and others.
Give God praise and thanks often.
Love the Brethren.
Forsake not the gathering together with other Christians.
Pray together.
Bring the sick before the elders, lay hands on them, anoint with oil and pray they be healed by God.
Serve one another in holiness and joyfully.
Strengthen one another.
Continue until He returns doing these things which He commanded us to do.
These I listed and many more, but you get the point.

So, what do we do when God tells us to do one thing and man the opposite?
We are instructed to follow God not man.
We are also told to follow the laws of the land and obey those who are in authority over us. In America the law is the Constitution and statutes which states we are the will of the people and the government is our servant to faithfully uphold the laws we have agreed to between us. We are the “authority”.
So we do this as long as it does not negate or overturn Gods laws.
When the two collide God wins.
So, if God says: “Do not kill.” And man says: “Aborting the babies is ok.” Who wins? In America, man wins. God says: “Follow the 10 commandments.” Man says: “You cannot even display them in the public places.” Who wins? In America man wins. When God says: “Pray to God.” Man says: “You cannot pray in the schools and in Government.” Who wins? In America man wins. Our Constitution says you have the right to practice your religion, speak your mind, gather together in assembly, buy and have our guns, etc. and that the government cannot infringe upon these rights that God gave us.
How then can the government take those rights away from us? And, whose law is the higher law?
So when the government comes along and takes those rights away from us illegally, why do we comply?
Our Constitution is the highest law of this land. Yet when the government breaks this law and demands we do the same, why do we comply?
In times past governments demanded the people obey them and not God. Christians said: “We will obey God over man.” Many have died for this obedience to God.
So, what does it take for us to disobey God and obey man. Apparently very little. What will be the end result. The destruction of our country and us. This is what is happening.
Is all lost? No. The Bible has the solution.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Daniel addressed this too:
Daniel 9:20 (NKJV)
20 Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God,
Daniel 9:3-7 (NKJV)
3 Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,
5 we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments.
6 Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land.
7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day–to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.
Daniel here realized that someone had to start the process of asking forgiveness so he did for the whole nation that was in captivity. Their sin had made them captives. Here in America, our sin has made us captive. We have done this to ourselves. It is up to us to correct that mistake and right our ship. Our time is limited as the soon return of our Lord Jesus is near.
The way we make changes in our county is to vote for them. We have an election coming in November. This just might be our last chance to correct our mistakes. I pray we make the choices God would have us make that I listed above. Obedience to God is a choice we have to make to survive as a nation. Will we? We have made a weak start. Never give up till it is over. We need to “Turn Our Nation Back To God”, a song by Reba McIntyre.