Where
Is
Your
Faith?
Scripture
Luke
8
22 One
day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other
side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out.
23 As
they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce
storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and
they were in real danger.
When
Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the
storm stopped and all was calm.
The
disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they
asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves
obey him!”
Observation
Mark's
account of this same story, which can be found in Mark chapter four,
is a little more descriptive of what the disciples yelled out to
Jesus as they were trying to wake Him up -- they said, “don't you
care if we drown?”
Maybe
like Jesus' disciples you feel like you are drowning, you are up to
your eyeballs in troubles and maybe you feel like you are getting
ready to go under – may I suggest you do what the disciples did –
go to Jesus!
And
yes, He cares about what is going on in my life and He cares about
what is going on in your life too. Lets just have faith!
If
we have Jesus (if He is our Lord and Savior) then He lives within us!
He
is not only in our boat ... He lives inside of us!
And
yes, He cares about what is going on in my life and He cares about
what is going on in your life too. Lets just have faith!
1
John 4:4
Ye
are of God, little children, and have overcome them:
because greater is hethat is in
you, than he that is in
the world.
Psalm
34:17
The Lord hears
his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them
from all their troubles.
Psalm
145:19
He
grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for
help and rescues them.
Philippians
4:6-7
6 Don’t
worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what
you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you
will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can
understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in
Christ Jesus.
Application
When
I can't see God's hand in something that is going on around me … I
will trust His heart. How about you? Will you trust Him today?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I am overwhelmed by some of the things happening in the lives
of people who are very close to me. I know that what they need in the
mighty intervention of Your powerful right hand. Help them Lord.
Change the hearts of those who have decided to say yes to sin and are
now walking outside of Your will. Lord, help them turn their lives
back around. Save them from the choices that they are making. Help
them. Change their hearts. I pray for those who are sick. I pray for
those in the hospital and for those facing surgery. Give them
strength. Heal them Lord. You never rest. You are constantly thinking
about us. Help us to have faith!
Daily
Bible Reading: Genesis 20,21,22; Luke 8
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