Jesus Can Calm Your Storms

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL
(Matthew 8:23-27)

Then he got into a boat and started across the lake with his disciples.

Suddenly a terrible storm came up, with waves higher than the boat. But Jesus was asleep.

The disciples went to him and wakened him, shouting, "Lord, save us! We're sinking!"

But Jesus answered, "O you men of little faith! Why are you so frightened?" Then he stood up and rebuked the wind and waves, and the storm subsided and all was calm.

The disciples just sat there, awed! "Who is this," they asked themselves, "that even the winds and the sea obey him?"

Here on the west coast of Florida, everyone was preparing for a major tropical depression to come through our area this morning. We were expecting 50 mph winds, much rain, and vast damage. As the night turned into day the sun came up, the skies were blue, and the air calm. Not the scene the people of this area expected. The anticipated storm was instead a beautiful calm sunny Florida morning.

I share this with you because today, in many of your lives, you are expecting the worst. You see the high winds of problems and the torrential rains of worry overtaking your life. All around you it looks as if the storm clouds are preparing to unleash their worst damage. It reminds me of the passage in the Bible when Jesus and His disciples were in the boat. The seas were rough, and the waves were coming into the boat. The disciples were overtaken with fear and thinking they might not make it through the storm. Where was Jesus? He was sleeping in the back of the boat. When His disciples woke Him, fearing they might die, He looked at them and questioned their faith before calming the seas around them.

Today, I want to question your faith. Are you looking at the storms in your life, or are you looking at the One who can calm the storms? Is your faith in what you can actually see, or are you putting your trust in the One who has promised to never leave you or forsake you? Let me encourage you, my friend.

No matter how bleak the picture may look and no matter how overpowering the circumstances in your life may appear, Jesus is there to calm those storms and to give you peace. The same Jesus that caused the sun to shine in Florida this morning, instead of the storm damage everyone expected, is the same Jesus that can cause the sun to shine in the circumstances of your life today!

In His love and service,
Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller

If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at bkeller@liveprayer.com.

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