A Storm
Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth. After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back. Job 37: 2-4
Normally I love storms. I’ll sit in my living room (I’m too chicken — or smart) to sit outside and watch them. I love to watch the lightning flash. I love to hear the thunder roar. When the heavens unleash I’m usually sitting back and enjoying the beauty that comes with it. Usually these storms have a calming affect on me.
Last night was a different story. I went to bed but had trouble falling asleep because a storm was brewing. It was loud. It was strong. It rumbled to the deepest part of my being. I awoke many times to the fierce screaming of that storm. The thunder rolled with violence. The rain’s pounded relentlessly. All night long it seemed like the strength of the storm would prevail.
God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding. Job 37:5
But this morning it was calm.
The storms in life are the same. At times it feels like there will be no end. At times it feels like the strength of the storm will take us down. It feels like we will be defeated. But, every time, some times at the point when I feel I can’t take one more second, Jesus calls the storm.
When the weight of depression had me near the point of no return He brought a doctor to tell me it would be OK. Or when the weight of facing another day seemed more than I could bear He brought a little child to say I love you.
“Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.” Luke 8:25b
Who is this that can lift the weight of the world off my shoulder?
Who is this that can calm the storm within me?
He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.” Luke 8:25
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