The Storms of God
Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
1. Storms will come.
Have you still no faith? Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
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So that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. No one comes to the Father except through me. Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
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Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease. And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you.
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.
The Storms of Life
Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; they saw the deeds of the Lord , his wondrous works in the deep. For he commanded and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea. They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight; they reeled and staggered like drunken men and were at their wits' end. The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. You will be visited by the Lord of hosts with thunder and with earthquake and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.
Enduring the Storms of Life
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. And all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.
We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,. The floods have lifted up, O Lord , the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!
Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord ; let the humble hear and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! He is the providential God.
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He is now in glory, seated at the right hand of the Father, entreating the Father on your behalf. But now, thus saith the Lord that created thee, 0 Jacob, and He that formed thee, 0 Israel, Fear thou not, for I have redeemed thee. I have called thee by thy name. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee.
When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. We need to learn how to recognize Jesus in our storm. He was there, but at first His disciples didn't realize that. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at Christ, you'll be at rest. Stress is that measurement of the degree to which you have your eyes on the storm and not on God.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore [because He is present] we will not fear. Though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea …. Be still and know that I am God. It takes power to walk on the water.
God comes to us with His strength. Why did Jesus put them in that ship, knowing a storm was coming? Why did He intercede for them, come walking on the water, then allow Peter to walk on the water? Was Jesus showing off?
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God comes to you with power to sustain you in your storm. Even though Peter began to sink, he didn't drown. The waves they feared would put them under, Jesus is walking over. What they thought was going to be over their heads was already under His feet. I don't care what your problem is, He has subdued your problem. He is head over all. These things have I spoken unto you that you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation.
Be of good cheer. I have overcome the world. And God hath put all things under His feet and given Him to be head over all things. Things may look good right now, but you may be sailing right into a storm.
As I talk with people in counseling, I hear over and over again that they thought they had obtained what they wanted but then went sailing right into a storm, just as the sailors in the book of Acts did. The ship — like so many couples I counsel — became caught in the storm and could not head into the wind. How have you experienced that first anchor — the presence of God — during a recent crisis? Come join the conversation on our blog! We want to hear from you! Impatience often gets us into trouble. Wrong Guidance from the Experts. The only truly reliable expert is God.
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