Even though we follow Christ's command, we should not expect to escape the storm. In this passage of Scripture, the disciples were obeying His command, yet they encountered the fiercest of storms and were in great danger of being drowned. In their distress, they cried out for Christ's assistance.
Gently rebuking His disciples, Christ asked, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" In effect, He was saying, "Why didn't you face the storm victoriously and shout to the raging winds and rolling waves, "You cannot harm us, for Christ, the mighty Saviour, is on board?'
If your are ever to "be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power", your strength will be born during a storm.
Christ said, "Let us go over to the other side" - not "to the middle of the lake to be drowned."
Selected and extracted from Streams In The Desert.
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I love this sentence : .... your strength will be born during a storm.
ReplyDeleteThe Lord uses circumstances to train us. When we focus on Him, then we will be strong! He is always teaching us to focus on Him and not on our circumstances.