Psalm 91:1-3 (NLT)
1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will
find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 This I declare about the Lord: He
alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. 3 For he
will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.
Unknown is the author of this Psalm. Some believe it to
have been written by Moses while others think it may have been penned by David.
Whomever the author they gave an account of their trust in God. For they knew
the safety God provided; whether it be a trap of temptation or a real threat
from a deadly disease.
Dr Kent Brantly, one of two Americans stricken with the
Ebola virus in the West Africa nation of Liberia, was delivered Saturday
morning to an Atlanta hospital for treatment and is showing signs of improvement,
experts say.
Brantly "seems to be improved from the reports we
got earlier," Dr. Tom Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, said on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday.
After transport from Liberia on a specially outfitted
plane Brantly, 33, climbed out of an ambulance with the aid of another person
and then walked the short distance to the entrance of Emory University
Hospital. Both Brantly and the person who helped him were wearing special
biocontainment suits and similar protective gear, NBC News reported.
Experts said that the fact that Brantly could walk on his
own was an encouraging sign.
Brantly's wife Amber, as well as his mother and father,
had traveled to the hospital to meet him but his two small children did not
make the trip. [Healthday, August 3, 2014, Ebola Patient Dr Kent Brantly
Arrives in U.S., May Be Improving, By Dennis Thompson and E.J. Mundell]
There are many who fear the Ebola virus and the two
American’s who contracted the virus that was transported to Atlanta. It is
after all a deadly virus that is severe and often fatal. Transmission of the
virus from humans is usually due to contact with blood or secretions of an
affected person.
The natural reservoir host of ebolaviruses, and the
manner in which transmission of the virus to humans occurs (outside of human to
human exposure), remain unknown. This makes risk assessment in endemic areas
difficult. With the exception of several laboratory contamination cases (one in
England and two in Russia), all cases of human illness or death have occurred in
Africa; no case has been reported in the United States. [CDC)
For those who might be fearful of those who are being
treated in the United States, we need to trust in The Lord. The Lord is
watching over us because we are trying to do what is right out of love and
concern for fellow citizens who risked their life to help others. The Lord will
protect us from the deadly disease as He imparts wisdom to the doctors who are
dealing with the disease. For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of
power, strength and a sound mind. Let use our sound minds to work through the
dangers of this virus so that others may be healed in the future.
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