{"id":135,"date":"2020-06-13T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boluak.com\/blog\/?p=135"},"modified":"2020-06-04T19:11:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T18:11:02","slug":"if-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/boluak.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/13\/if-only\/","title":{"rendered":"If Only"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"157\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/boluak.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/13\/if-only\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595.jpg?resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C300 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C533 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boluak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/people-holding-clear-glass-bottle-39518643033141331923343595-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>If only the world would sanitize their hearts with the blood of Jesus<\/em> the way they sanitize their hands\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>If only we in the world would keep social<\/em> distance with sin to avoid defilement the way we have kept to avoid the Corona Virus\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>if only we would quarantine ourselves<\/em> to seek the face of the Lord the way we do to avoid spread of the virus\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>If only we would fear<\/em> and hate sin the way we fear the virus\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>if only we would popularize God the way<\/em> we have done with the Covid 19\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>if only we would do everything possible to<\/em> run away from sin the way we are running away from Covid 19<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Then God would show<\/em> us mercy and avert this judgment<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Corona virus is a wake up call for all humans under the sun to know<\/em> beyond doubt that there is a God in heaven greater than everything else.<br \/>He hates and judges sin mercilessly<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>we need to turn to Him<\/em> not with pretence but with full sincererity in our hearts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Then He will remember mercy and save us from this calamity.<\/em><br \/>If we harden our hearts, then something worse than Corona Virus will catch up with us.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If only the world would sanitize their hearts with the blood of Jesus the way they sanitize their hands\u2026 If only we in the world would keep social distance with sin to avoid defilement the way we have kept to avoid the Corona Virus\u2026 if only we would quarantine ourselves to seek the face of &hellip; <a class=\"read-excerpt\" href=\"http:\/\/boluak.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/13\/if-only\/\">Continue reading <span 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