26/07/2023
DO NOT BE AFRAID
It is written in Luke 8:23'25 'As they sailed Jesus fell asleep. And a windstorm came down the lake. The boat was filling with water and they were in danger. The disciples went and woke Him saying; Master, Master, we are perishing! And He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves.
The wind stopped and the sea became calm. Jesus said to them, where is your faith? They were fearful and asked one another, Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!’ Notice what is at work in this story:
A fearful spirit. No matter how often God blesses us and answers our prayers, we still give in to fear the next time we face a crisis, especially when it’s a crises that has repeated itself. Understand that faith doesn’t exempt you from life’s storms; it equips you to go through them. And when you are in the will of God no storm, however severe, can take you under.
Jesus knew the storm was coming before the disciples ever stepped into the boat. So why did He expose them to it? ..Because He was equipping them for the future, for the day when He’d no longer be around and they would face persecution, imprisonment, and even death. So the word for you today is, “Don’t be afraid. The Lord is with you in the storm you are in right now; and He will help you make it to the other side.