You would need to be a hermit not to have awareness of the dangers (so-called) of a flu of dubious origin.
"Sozo" means:
to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction one (from injury or peril) to save a suffering one (from perishing), i.e. one suffering from disease, to make well, heal, restore to health, to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue
and from the NASV Lexicon
"Sozo"
to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction one (from injury or peril) to save a suffering one (from perishing), i.e. one suffering from disease,
to make well, heal, restore to health to preserve one who is in danger of destruction,
to save or rescue to save in the technical biblical sense negatively
1b to deliver from the penalties of the Messianic judgment
1b to save from the evils which obstruct the reception of the Messianic deliverance
Lexicons - New Testament Greek Lexicon - from the New American Standard Greek Lexicon - "Sozo"
-in other words, to save, heal, preserve, deliver, and make whole. That ought to blow your socks off because that is what Jesus did for you and I that BELIEVE.
Joh 5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. (sozo)
Mt 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Mr 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; .......
Ac 2:21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Mat 14:30 But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out,
"Lord,
save me!"
-"sozo" Saved from immediate danger/ problem/ circumstances
9:21 for she was saying to herself, "If I only touch His garment, I will
get well."
(sozo)
22 But Jesus turning and seeing her said, "Daughter, take courage ; your faith has made you well." At once the woman was
made well. (sozo)
Acts 4:9 ...on trial today for a benefit done to a sick man, as to how this man has been
made well, (sozo)
From Psalm 91
Ps 91 gives wonderful assurances of God's ability to save, heal, and deliver:
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust. (confessing Him)
3 For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence. (sickness)
4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler. (His wings, what is written on the pages of the written Word)
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; But it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked.
9 For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. (your BODY is your "tent)
11 For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.
Exodus 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians (the unbelieving world)
: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
(who heals the believer? then if we truly believe, and have confessed and repented of our sin, then He keeps His promise to heal)
There are many, many more wonderful and amazing promises from God.
The benefits and blessings are conditional upon our obedience and faith in what he said, which we find in the scriptures, as Jesus instructed us.
Psalm 103
2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: (we are to recall His benefits. They are in the scriptures, therefore we must learn of them in the scriptures and BELIEVE them)
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; (He loves us and Jesus paid for our sins AND our sickness) -"For by His stripes ye WERE healed" -1Peter 2:24)
Our part is to repent of our sins and UNBELIEF, and put our faith in what God says, not the news media and the authorities. Faith in Gods Word brings the wonderful benefits of the kingdom of God, and we enter into the New Testament sabbath rest as we trust God and cease from our own works.
James 5:16 Confess your faults (sins) one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Confessing our sins to God is a pre-requisite to healing.
Why depend on government, vaccines, or even herbs when we have the more sure Word of God and His benefits? I pray for our faith to grow together into Christ-likeness. He was never sick, never sought the physicians, never leaned on herbs or medicines.
(by the way, I am not saying herbs are bad, but they will never take the place of faith in the promises of God's Word. For when we truly and fully believe what the word says, why pay for herbs we won't be able to buy in tribulation?).
Paul wrote to the church and when we consider God destroyed 14,000 people for murmuring in Numbers 16! -thank God for grace, but we still need to realize God is highly displeased with complaining. Think in terms of sposes, family, neighbors, bosses, co-workers, and politicians! Most Christians do not realize that grumbling, complaining, murmuring, criticizing and grudges are sin.
"Do all things without murmuring" Phil 2;14, Matthew 6:15 But
if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
When we got this revelation I had to REPENT for ignorantly sinning just about day of my Christian life!
-and we began to understand why we suffered many injuries and afflictions over the years.
We are WAY more careful and aware of the tendency to grumble, complain, and criticize!
The other sin Chrsitians commonly commit is unforgiveness.
This one too, is guaranteed to bring you physical affliction and mental torment by the demons God sends to punish His people for disregarding his command to forgive.
The "sozo" promises are for our families and household:
Ac 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
