STORMS

Mathew 8: 23 – 27


Ever watch a serious thunderstorm? Seen the rain and lightening, heard the thunder?
Awesome isn't it? All that power and energy displayed for all to see.
There are times when we can find all this storm activity a frightening thing.
Heck, it can scare the dog out of us.
These storms can scare us so much that we cry out “Save Me” while we run in circles,
hide under cover, or even just stand there paralyzed when all we have to do is have faith in Christ and we can walk through the storm and suffer no ill effects.

3 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.
24 Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!"
26 He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
27 The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!"

Storms come and go in our lives, they always will. There is no guarantee that when we come to know Jesus that we will have a life full of skittles and beer. Truth be told we are told that we will suffer for His name, yet we still flock to Him.
We know that there is a rainbow at the end of every storm. We know that storms eventually will end and the sun will come up on a brand new beautiful day filled with peace and joy.
Situations in our lives can be overwhelming, and as I said before they can be paralyzing. So much so that we think that there will never be an end to our trouble. We stay in these storms until all we know is the chaos and fear. It becomes comfortable because it's what we know. We don't know, or doubt, that there is a way out of our sorrows.
Surrender!
At this point, we can't win.
But there is a way out.
Hold out your hand and let Jesus lead you out of the darkness of the storm.
Then you can say in amazement;
“What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him!”