…be still. In His Word 4-27-2020
When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind
and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and
there was a great calm. Mark 4:39
The thief comes only in order to steal
and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in
abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. John 10:10
You will have peace and more abundantly, this
is what I hear today.
God wants to give us peace if we believe
He will do it!
Thinking this morning about peace, I was
reading in the Word random turn to a page, as I was figuring what I wanted to read
today and God gave me a scripture regarding Jesus and Peter walking on the
water, it reminded me of the storm, when Jesus was asleep in the boat? He knew what was going on, but as they woke
him from his resting all frantic all he did was stand up and say Peace be still…
the water calmed but I often wonder if he was speaking to the storm or to the
people in the storm?
Sometimes we are in the storm and God
calms it, and we thank Him and go on living. We forget after a while that God
calmed the storm outside of us, and we decided to be calm because He fixed it;
but that storm can come back on the outside, and if the inside is not dealt
with the storm will get to us again.
Trouble
comes at us all the time in today’s world. Whether it is in the form of a virus
that shuts down nations, or a job that drops you because the just cannot afford
to pay you anymore. We all get troubles from time to time. Storms rise and come
to shore, do you get scared and run from it or battle it out spiritually? Do you pass it on to God? God wants us to
give Him the anxiety, the stress, the emotional trauma, the fears, all of it!
They all make a storm inside of us. They bring pain, or just a knot in your
stomach?
Grace and
peace to you from the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come;
from the sevenfold Spirit before his throne; and from Jesus Christ. He is the
faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the
ruler of all the kings of the world. All glory to him who loves us and has
freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us. Revelation 1:3-5
Some storms are full of events, tornados,
rain, hail, they can bring floods, broken trees, and more. Just because the
tornado is gone does not mean the wreckage is cleared out. It takes time to rebuild and we people need
to realize that our lives will take time to rebuild too.
Peace can overtake us, but we must heal, and
healing takes time. Peace calms the
storm it does not clean up the mess left behind. We need to continue in prayer
to find the healing, the rebuilding of our lives will come. It comes from
restructuring our lives to make them, or build them on the right foundation,
with the right building materials to strengthen our lives. We need strength,
hope and encouragement that will withstand any storms that come our way. God
can do this!
He is the builder, the and His spirit is
the lumber that holds us firm on the foundation and the cornerstone of course, He
keeps us lined up! God can rebuild us! He can give structure to our lives that
will bring a process of life that keeps us from being affected by the storms as
they crash through.
If you have not started yet, begin today
praying. Each morning, thank God for the day ahead and ask Him to direct you in
what to do just for today! Then just do it!
Read a Psalm a day and be encouraged by His
love!
Remember if you need help getting started
“Good Morning, Lord” is my get into the habit of prayer and why book. There
should be a link on my blog site, to the right of this! If not just go to
Amazon or lulu.com and put in my name. Be blessed as you allow prayer to form
your foundation for God to build upon!
Heavenly Father help us to have faith and
trust You as we pray each day giving you the fears and anxiety that come
against us. In Jesus name, amen
Suggested reading; John
10:1-42, Psalm 7:1-17 and Mark 4:1-41