The 7 Most Encouraging Bible Verses for COVID-19 Patients

You’ve wondered, right?

Wondered why this had to happen now.

Wondered how you are going to endure this COVID-19 disease, how your life is going to turn out.

Your whole world seems to be collapsing around you.

You feel lonely. You feel sad. You have so many worries.

One of the ways to deal with these emotions is to read encouraging scriptures. God’s word is spirit and life. It will comfort you, strengthen you, and help you to live a life of victory.

In this article, I want to share encouraging Bible verses to give you hope and help you to deal with the fear, depression, loneliness, anxiety and the other emotions you feel.  

God Will Be Merciful To You

“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22,23).

This Bible verse tells you God’s love is not fickle like ours. The fact that you have contracted COVID-19 does not mean He does not love you. Yes, you do not understand why the LORD God has allowed this to happen, but continue to trust and believe in Him.

God is merciful and He will continue to be merciful to you throughout this challenging time. Every day, He will show you mercy and help you to endure the pain. Furthermore, He will touch the hearts of people to give you the physical and emotional support you need.

The LORD Is With You

“The LORD of hosts is with us; the GOD of Jacob is our refuge” (Psalms 46:7).

One of the things that make some Christians lose their peace of mind when trouble strikes is the feeling that the LORD is no longer with me. This Bible verse assures you that the LORD has not forsaken you. He has not forgotten about you although you may feel that He is very far away.

When you feel lonely, imagine that the LORD is whispering to you, “I am still with you. I am still near. Do not feel me with your feelings, but with your heart, through the eyes of faith.”

He is your refuge. So instead of focusing on all the negative thoughts that are running through  your head, seek mental solace in His word. And very often, remind yourself that because He is your refuge, He will not allow the COVID-19 disease to destroy you.

God’s Promise Gives Life

“This is my comfort in my affliction that Thy promise gives me life” (Psalm 119:50).

I am sick myself and sometimes I feel so down and wonder how I can go on living. However, when I consciously recall God’s promises to mind, I experience peace in my heart. Hope floods my heart and I feel a sense of inner renewal. God’s promises give me life again, literally.

Let the LORD’s promises be your comfort every day. Read and commit two or three of God’s comforting promises to memory every day. When you feel discouraged, meditate on them and you will see and feel the light at the end of the tunnel.

The LORD Will Sustain You

“The LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; Thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies. The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness Thou healest all his infirmities” (Psalm 41:2,3).

Are you one of those Christians who want to be in control all the time? Do you feel as though you are losing control because of the COVID-19 disease?

One of the truths we learn as Christians is faith in the LORD, the confidence to give up your sense of control and let God be in control.

So believe that God is in control. The GOD who created you and gave you life will continue to keep you alive. He holds your hand and He will keep you.

Acknowledge The LORD

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make straight your paths” (Proverbs 3:5,6).

Psychologists assert that every human being reacts in one of two ways when trouble strikes—either the person will feel despondent about the situation and pity himself, or he will choose to fight on.

It is very easy to lose faith and to get angry with the LORD when the unexpected happens. However, decide to fight on in faith. Don’t trust your judgment too much or think that the LORD is being wicked to you. Keep praying, keep living a holy and righteous life and He will use what seems to be against you and cause it to work for you.   

Jesus Empathizes With You

“For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:15,16).

Jesus left the comforts of heaven, took on human form, and experienced what it feels like to be human. He experienced pain just as you do. He experienced discouragement just as you get discouraged sometimes. He experienced loneliness. He also got depressed sometimes. 

So He can empathize with you. He knows what you are going through. He feels what you feel. And so approach Him in prayer knowing His ears are always open to hear your petitions for deliverance and He will give you strength to help you soldier on.   

Jehovah-jireh, The LORD Our Provider, Will Provide forYou

“And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).

You’re scared of the aches and pains, right?

You’re anxious about starting work again, right? Or you’re scared of the future because you’ve lost your job, right?

Don’t worry. Remind yourself often that God is Jehovah-jireh, the great provider who provides for over 7 billion people every day.

Furthermore, remind yourself often of the fact that God provided more than 600,000 quails to feed 600,000 Israelites in the wilderness. He is able to do more than you could ever think. He will provide more than you need.

*All these encouraging Bible verses are taken from the Revised Standard Version (RSV).