His way in the Storm

Two weeks ago I took our boat out first time this year. We got away from the ramp and out towards the beautiful islands in the Gulf.  Anneke said that she smelt petrol and when I looked the bilge was awash with petrol somehow. I thought that doesn't look good, so I asking the Father to get us back to the boat ramp without blowing up my wife and me. Fortunately we got back to the boat ramp to our desired Haven. It reminded me of Psalm 107:29  “Those in great storm in life  call out to God in their distress  He calms the storm, So that its waves are still. Then they are glad because they are quiet; So He guides them to their desired haven.”  God has a desired haven for us and it is always Him.

Once when the disciples were on a lake in the midst of gale, Jesus walked on the water toward them, Peter wanted to walk on water too but once he got on the water he began to sink. Jesus held him up and they got back into boat, “And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are the Son of God.” ( Mat 14:32-33) .

It wasn’t about faith or Peter water walking or the wind would have stopped when Peter sank. The wind kept blowing until Jesus was in the boat with them. He brought the calm, they worship Him and the lesson is over. He is the Haven. When we have met Him, God has had His way in the storm.

Sometimes He is not taking us anywhere but He is showing us something. There are some things about God you’ll never know until He shows up in your storm and He speaks to us in the midst of a storm. We can only know more of Gods ability in a situation that is beyond your ability and in which we have never been before. In a flood we can come to experience him as a rock higher  than us.

It doesn’t matter what storm you are going though in matters who is with you in the boat. It is not what we go through that counts but who we are going through it with. God used the storm to reveal himself and His power to the disciples.  The title is from the verse in Nahum 3:2 ”God has His way in the Storm.”

Friend you might be in a storm right now or maybe there are storms coming your way in 2022. It may feel powerful but remember, there is someone more powerful with you in your boat and God always has His way in the storm!