Calvary Pointers Morning Showers 04 September 2023 Devotional by Reverend Ajisafe Opeyemi -Stilling The Storm
Stilling The Storm
Mark 4:35-37 - “On that day, when evening had come, He [Jesus] said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd, they took Him with them in the boat, just as He was. And other boats were with Him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.”
Mark describes how Jesus and His disciples spent their day. Jesus was occupied all day teaching people about God's Kingdom. This was not unusual for Him to do. At the end of the day, He got tired and everyone was ready for some rest — a great time to step back and go to sleep!
But no, Jesus has other plans. He asks the disciples to come with Him across the Sea of Galilee. The Bible text simply writes how Jesus says, “Let’s go” and the disciples do as He asks. They follow His lead without discussion.
We, too, are called to ‘follow Jesus’. But how difficult we often find such faithful obedience to be! If Jesus leads our lives in a direction we did not expect and may not understand at all, do we trust His guidance and do what He asks of us? Do we accept without grumbling that His plans are apparently different from ours?
By crossing the Sea of Galilea at night, Jesus brings His disciples into a situation that puts their faith to the test. Some of these men are seasoned fishermen. They have a lot of experience with boats, water and storms. But they cannot get this situation under control. They are powerless in the face of the raging natural forces.
Jesus has everything under control. He knows exactly what His disciples are going through. He uses this storm to teach them some important lessons.
He still does so, in our lives as well. When we faithfully follow Jesus, we are not kept from storms in our lives. Our certainties can suddenly fall away: our financial situation, our health, the upbringing of our children.
All of that can be called into question. The Lord God wants to use such difficult situations to teach us valuable lessons. He wants us to become more like Him, and uses storms in our lives to bring that about.
Are you experiencing a difficult storm at the moment and you are getting tired and overwhelmed? God is able to still such storm. Those storms shall yield to total calmness in Jesus name.
You're blessed!
Great day at work.
MORNING SHOWERS Today, 04 September 2023 was written by Reverend Ajisafe Opeyemi; is the founder and Senior Pastor of Calvary Pointers Covenant Church situated at Block C, Road A, Unity Estate, Gbaga Bus Stop, by Ijede Rd, Ikorodu Lagos,Nigeria