Storms We Encounter

 Storms We Encounter

Scripture Reading:  Mark 4: 35-41

Focus Verses:  Mark 4: 35-37. “As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,  " Let's cross to the other side of the lake."  So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed).  But soon a fierce storm came up.  High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.”

We can all encounter a type of storm in our lives. This week my first cousin had to have brain surgery to remove a tumor on her brain.  This is a storm in her life that she never expected to happen.  She is born again and is trusting God. We prayed for her, and God answered, and she survived the surgery and seems to be recovering well. We continue to pray for her, her husband and two boys as they go through this storm.

In our scripture reading the disciples also encountered a storm that they weren’t expecting.  This story tells us how God is in control of even the worst of circumstances we find ourselves in.  Some of these disciples were very experienced fishermen, and I’m sure they had seen bad storms before.  But this one was really bad because they feared for their very lives that they might drown.

Even though Jesus was asleep in the boat, He was fully aware of the storm and the situation the disciples were in.  And Jesus is now also aware of the storms you may be going through right now.  And Jesus will answer when He hears your call for help, just as he did for the disciples.  Jesus didn’t prevent the storm, but He calmed the storm.  Sometimes God will allow our storms to get so severe that we can do nothing except call on God for relief.  We are all going to face hardships in this life.  But we take comfort in knowing that God is in the storm with us.  Life is not always smooth sailing, but God is there with us.  

Paul said in Philippians 1:6  “I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.”   Storms will come, and storms will go, but God is always with us.

Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries