Scriptures from the King James Bible
Mark 4:37
And there arose a great storm...
...and there was a great calm.
Before the great storm, and before the great calm, JESUS said in Mark 4:35, ..."Let us pass over unto the other side." The other side was there after JESUS rebuked the wind and said unto the sea, "Peace be still." JESUS knew that there was the certainty of the other side. The disciples questioned JESUS - they had doubts but JESUS had said, "Let us pass over unto the other side." JESUS never wavered. The pass over was a done deal as far as JESUS was concerned. He had foreknowledge about the great storm, the wind, and the sea but the other side would be reached, He knew.
JESUS is Master over the fiercest and most troubling storms. They must obey Him. When He orders, "Peace be still," that is what they are - still. When He allows the storms to rage, we can rest and say, "It is well with our souls." His Word promises He will not fail us or forsake us - nor shall we be forgotten by Him.
The Son of GOD was the fourth Man in the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. The Bible says that the fire had no power - the smell of fire did not even pass on them. (Daniel 3:27) Yet that same fire destroyed the enemies of GOD. The most High was in signature form on mount Carmel with Elijah and the prophets of Baal. The fire of GOD fell and licked up the water that was in the trench. (1 Kings 18). Jezebel's own people threw her down to her destruction when GOD sent his man to handle His holy business. 2 Kings 9:33 states, "And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down:..." Jephthah, the son of an harlot, was used by GOD to subdue His enemies (Judges 11).
When GOD decides that the storms are over - they are over. When He decides that the storms
remain - remain they shall - until He accomplishes what is necessary for us to bear fruit, and more fruit for our profit that we may partakers of His holiness (Hebrews 12:10). When, for His purposes, He allows us to be in the storms, as He was with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, so He is with us in our storms. He always makes a way of escape for His faithful. 1 Corinthians 10:13, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."
Job 11:15-19
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid;...
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Stormy perspectives...
ReplyDeleteHi Sandra,after reading your comment over at MTJ's blog, I just had to stop by for a visit. Such a powerful piece of your testimony you shared there. Enjoyed your post. It's us that loose perspective in the midst of the storm but Jesus knows that things will be just as He said. I've just become your newest follower. Look forward to reading more from you.
ReplyDeleteHi Wanda -
ReplyDeleteThank you...welcome to LIONS MAJESTY...I appreciate your presence and love for our Lord.
It is the storm that judges the house on the rock and the house on the sand. Sometimes the storm is persecution. Sometimes it is waiting until the last second for God to act.
ReplyDeleteThe foundation must be upon the divine guidance & wisdom of God (and doesn't contradict the Bible). The foundation must not include a little sand or mud. It must not include a little Human council along with divine guidance. Not even your own.
I recall seeing on the news a hurricane in the Atlantic. But God told me, "this hurricane will destroy New Orleans." I started preparing to go out on the Salvation Army canteen that I knew would be called on to go out. My wife was amused at my efforts. Many days later that is exactly what I did.
As we drove down I-10 toward it we watched it hitting the coast on a hand-held television. The canteen was buffeted on the left from the hurricane but we kept going at 70. People would be needing our water, food and Bibles when we got there. The only vehicles also going westbound were emergency trucks, police cars and semis with generators on board.
(more later)