The Storm

The Storm is coming…there is no avoiding it.  Have you ever been in a storm that you thought was going to be your last?  We all have seen the videos of the storm chasers edging nearer and nearer the funnel cloud.  These few are the exceptions to the rule.  The storm chasers are not the average guys on the street.  The videos are amazing to watch, but most of us wouldn’t want to be in that place at that particular time.

Large cruise ships go around storms, as do airplanes, when possible.  We are no different in our lives.  We do all we can to avoid storms in nature, but, even more so, storms in our lives.  We all seem to fear storms.  Luke tells of one of those times in Luke 8:22-25. He tells us that as they were crossing the Sea of Galilee “a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger”, and Jesus was asleep.  All the disciples were scared to death and were afraid they were going to drown with Jesus in the boat.  Of course, Jesus calmed the storm and all was well, all except for their faith.

Jesus told us that there would be rain and that the waters would rise. You see it comes on us all, the just as well as the unjust.  The rains come and the waters rise, but the difference is in the foundation. (Matt 5:46, 7:24-27)  Can our foundation withstand the storm?  Listen to the words of the Apostle Paul, “That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.  For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!  So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.” (2 Corinthians 4:16-18)  We focus on and build our foundation on Jesus, and His glory and the storms of this life won’t seem like such a big deal.  When the storms of life blow your way just remember, “I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there?  My help comes from the Lord,      who made heaven and earth!” (Psalm 121:1-2)  That will be your refuge in the storm.

God Bless!