Tag: storms

So many times when a storm is approaching you can quickly see who is faithful and who is not. In Matthew 8:24-26 And suddenly, behold, there arose a violent storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered up by the waves; but He was sleeping.

25 And they went and awakened Him, saying, Lord, rescue and preserve us! We are perishing!

26 And He said to them, Why are you timid and afraid, O you of little faith? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great and wonderful calm.

Storms happen for a reason. If you stand in fear of the storm then you have yet to realize the power of our Lord. Jesus didn’t just walk on water, he created it and the storms. In this passage in Matthew Jesus had the ability to stop the storm at any time but was testing the faith of the disciples.

This world right now is battling a storm but we must remain diligent and faithful. Jesus knows the outcome of the storm and doesn’t want you to be fearful but faithful. He wants you to continue to live your best life in a reverent and respectful way.

Be a disciple and follow Christ into the boat of the faithful and never fear another storm.

Be blessed in his name.

I may have included this in a previous post but here it is again. During a storm I am often reminded of the song “Standing In The Storm” by The Sharps. The song reminds us to be not afraid because God will keep us safe and warm, He is our refuge in a storm.

In the book of Nahum 1:3 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power and will by no means clear the guilty. The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.

When we think about storms we usually think about the vast amount of wind, the endless hours of rain and the sometimes angry thunder and lightning. I say to you now there is a greater storm, this storm may not easily pass by. This storm is of good versus evil. As I was just typing our power went out.

As stated above God is slow to anger but there will come a time when he will say “enough is enough”. When it says “and by no means clear the guilty” it means those who deliberately violate God’s law and refuse to repent will be forever lost. On the other hand if you trust in Him in all things you will feel his presence in the storm. He will embrace you with the blanket of the Holy Spirit and you will be safe from harm.

Even as a child I never feared storms. I just saw them as God exercising His power. Storms are to be respected as something that must play out. My husband said as children his grandmother would tell them to just sit, be quiet and be respectful.

Respect the storm by being faithful.