Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Tues Devo: Storm

Luke 8:22-25 “Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out. But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger. They came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm. And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”” (NASB)

Having grown up in church, this story is one I was quite familiar with. However, as I have been reading through Luke something stuck out at me that I hadn’t noticed before. We think about the storm – and the imminent danger it brings. We think about how Jesus remained asleep through this terrible commotion. We think about Jesus and His power over the seas. We think about the amazement of the disciples and wonder why they asked Jesus to help, but then are in amazement when He actually does help – especially after all the miracles they have already seen.
But what I have missed is the question of Jesus. He asked them “where is your faith?”. Admittedly, I don’t know His precise intent of this question. Is it because those on the boat told Him they were perishing and didn’t ask for help? Or did Jesus ask because those on the boat shouldn’t have even needed to ask for help – trusting that Jesus’ presence would bring about protection because His work was not done?
Either way – it makes me think about how we view the storms in our lives. Are we looking for them to all just end? Or are we willing to trust that no matter how crazy the storm gets, it is about trusting God through the storm and not just wanting to be out of the storm??

The presence and love of God is not about the absence of difficulty, it is about the peace that trusting in Him brings while we walk through those difficulties.

You have the most powerful advocate possible, trust Him!

Have a blessed day,



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