Day 37~Be Still

The darkness shrouded the light of day,
The tossing seas threatened to sweep me away,
The storm grew fierce, the lightning, it struck,
The ground ripped apart like crumbling rock.

The storm grew fiercer, I was cold with fear,
I knew that my limit was drawing near,
I looked at the ocean, I looked to the sky,
"My Lord, My Lord, I'm going to die!"

The oceans; they trembled, the thunder it roared,
I cried to the heavens "Have you abandoned me my Lord?"
Suddenly I heard it, and not a second too late;
A voice from the heavens, "My child,  where is your faith?"

A blessing from above, a voice of goodwill,
From the heavens he commanded "Storm, be still."
I was happy and grateful, for the truth is, you see,
My savior calmed the storm, the storm inside of me.


Our reflection today can be found in Matthew, chapter 8, verses 23-27, it can also be found in Luke, chapter 8, verses 22-23; it is entitled, 'Jesus Calms a Storm'

This story is a popular one. Jesus and his diciples get into a boat in order to cross over to the other side of a lake. However, a storm hit the lake. Jesus was asleep on the boat at the time, his diciples were afraid and awakened him, telling him "Save us Lord! We are about to die!" 

Jesus answered, "Why are you so frightened? What little faith you have!" And then he ordered the wind and waves to stop and according to the scripture, there was a great calm. 

The diciples were shocked and said "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and waves obey him!"

I wonder if like the diciples, when life's storms threaten us, whether we lose faith in Jesus or if we trust him knowing that our life is in the palm of his hands?

Storms can threaten our comfort and security in the form of illness, sorrow, insecurity, addictions, you name it.
It is a comfort to know however, that we have a protector that can save us simply through his words, he can command any storm, 'Be Still' and it will obey him. 

Psalm 46:10 puts it this way "He says, "Be still and know that I am God""
That means, remember who is supporting you; remember that the creator of the universe is protecting you. Who must you fear when the very being that can simply speak and a universe bursts into life loves you more than anything else on Earth?

You must have faith and believe in he who created you, knowing that if he brought you to it, he will most definately bring you through it. Trust in the Lord and your faith in him will reveal to you unimaginably amazing things that will boggle your mind and you will say without doubt or fear that the Most High God is Holy and worthy to be praised and adored, and that Jesus is Lord, to the Glory of God the Father.