Riders On The Storm

Have you noticed all of the storms we've been having lately? Not only did Hurricane Harry do some incredible damage in Texas, but Hurricane Irma is bearing down on the Caribbean and Florida right now. It kind of makes you wonder . . . what's next?

There are more kinds of storms out there than just hurricanes though. There are political storms. We've been seeing those for over a year now. There is also a major storm brewing on the Korean peninsula as Kim Jong-un flexes his pudgy little nuclear muscles. And then there are all of the physical and emotional storms we face in life each and every day. Someone we know might be battling cancer or feeling alone late at night and life’s unknowns are keeping them awake. So many storms! TOO many.

Have you ever read Matthew 8? If you have storms in YOUR life you should commit it to memory. Watch what Jesus does to the storm He and His disciples were in.

“23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. 24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. 25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” - Matthew 8:23-27

Could it really be that simple? Could we simple ask God to save us and . . . He'd do it?

When I was in Mississippi several years back as part of a group restoring homes after Hurricane Katrina devastated that area, we saw a tree . . . the Angel Tree . . . where a man tied his family during the storm. They survived. You can read about it here:

Angel Tree

When we returned from the trip each of us stood up in front of the church to talk about our most memorable moment. Mine was that tree. I recited this scripture after I talked about the dad, hoping to keep his family safe. Where did HIS hope come from?

"I lift my eyes unto the hills,

Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
The maker of heaven and earth." - Psalm 121:1-2

If you are going through a storm in your life, please, forget your stupid pride and consider Christ. He has the power to calm the storms, no matter what they are. Trust in Him! Then watch the winds calm and the waves fade away. Our only hope is Jesus. Please, trust it Him today.

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