The Message
I have shouted into the wind many times. I have done so out of frustration with the weather, out of frustration with my own choices. I have done so out of grief at the loss of a loved one. I have done so out of anger at the way society has trampled upon individuals and groups. I have shouted in the wind, and the wind has drowned out my voice. To quote great philosophy from James Bond movies, I have felt like a kite dancing in a hurricane.
When we turn to Jesus, however, we turn to one whose voice has power over the wind, over the waves. Nowhere in Scripture does it promise us that we'll never be in a boat that feels like it's sinking in the midst of a storm. The disciples, who have the physical manifestation of God in the boat with them, are still terrified that they're going to drown in the middle of the lake. So yes, it's ok to be scared and yes, it's ok to be afraid and yes, it's ok to ask God to intervene in your life.
Jesus answers.
Jesus answers on God's timetable, not ours. Jesus doesn't always answer when the winds pick up before the waves start to bash us. Jesus sometimes waits until the waves are pouring into the boat, and then he speaks to the wind and the waves, and they obey. When Jesus speaks to the storm, the storm listens, and the storm hears, and the storm obeys, and the disciples are saved.
You will be saved. No matter how threatening the storm. No matter how high the waves. No matter how many times you wonder if Jesus is asleep and all is lost.
You will be saved. The boat will not sink. 2020 will not claim us all.
Even in the storm, there is hope.
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