Read today’s texts first: Ezra 2,3; Luke 8
MAXIMize YOUR DAY
Our faith may not still the storm,
but it should help us sleep through it!
but it should help us sleep through it!
I love looking at my youngest granddaughter when she’s asleep, especially when she is cuddled in my arms while I’m stretched out on my favourite TV-watching sofa. When a child is that dependent, that trusting, she can sleep through anything (even an action movie), without a care in the world. Jesus illustrated that same kind of peace in Luke 8.
Usually when I read this story I’m impressed by the power of Jesus. Everyone talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it – except Jesus. Well, there’s Storm, from the X Men, but she’s the cause of weather problems, not the cure (and she’s not a real person!).
I don’t know anyone who commands even the wind and the water and they obey him (Luke 8:25). Who does that? The only One who can – the One who created the weather patterns in the first place.
What’s even more amazing is how He seems to expect us to have the same effect on the storms of our lives. After showing the disciples how it’s done, He asks, so, “where is your faith?” Good question! I don’t know if I’m ready to be a storm trooper.
What intrigues me more than the power of Jesus is the peace He had while the storm was raging. He was so unaffected that He slept through the worst of it. It seems like the only reason He stilled the storm was to appease His frightened disciples. Perhaps that’s why He questioned their faith. Storms aren’t the problem – they’re a natural part of life. They help us exercise our faith to the point that our trust in God supersedes our fear of stormy circumstances.
“Lord, I want to find that level of trust in You today. Rocking boats should be no more intimidating than Gracie’s cradle. Her face when she’s sleeping is a picture of the kind of peace that only comes through complete trust. Rock-a-bye baby!”
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