“O Jehovah, my strength and fortress, and my refuge in the time of affliction.” Jeremiah 16:19
In 1991 this phrase “The perfect storm” became popular when the crew of a
Fishing boat was lost off the coast of Massachusetts; after three storms
different collided and began to form waves over a hundred feet high and winds of
more than ninety-five miles per hour, the entire crew of the ship perished and were never recovered.
found.
The story of the tragedy was made into a popular movie, but the terrible thing about the movie is
that the protagonists died and it is not pleasant to watch movies with sad endings.
You, like many others, have probably been hit by a storm like that. But
not a literal storm, but a crisis or tragedy that hit or is hitting your life and has
left devastated and perhaps with many problems. This is something we will all face in
this life.
When the fierce storms of life overwhelm us, there is only one thing we can do if
We want to survive. We must position ourselves in the right place, that is, in the hands of
God, He will hold us safe until the storm has passed.
Let me tell you something that might surprise you. Not everything is bad in the storms of life.
We learn lessons from them that we cannot learn anywhere else. Next time
that the storms of life come to your life do not be discouraged, God can calm the storm
and get us to safety.
I do not know the nature of the storm you face this day. We present to you the one who still
He walks on water. If you bring your need to Him, He will listen and help you. He can appear
tonight walking on his storm.
God bless you!
Pastor Martin Wolf