God is a shelter in the storm of life. Jesus has promised this again and again. Sometimes live seems to be made of storms and riddles, heat and madness. Jesus will save out of these deep waters. He will rescue the soul. In him there is much room to say: It is well with my soul. That is a wonderful feeling, to know it is well with the soul and all storms of life will not be able to destroy. - For there are terrible storms. Like the one that hit the Phillipines this week. So much destruction. So many dead. God has let it happen. Psalm 83:15 ...so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm. This verse even says that God sends storms. Some have come to doubt God in the midst of so much pain and sorrow. Many have asked why. These whirlwinds are nothing compared to the storms of the soul, to the raging hatred that fills man under his civilized appearance, under his fear of punishment. And man deserves much worse for this. Romans 7:7 Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” It is through knowing what is right that knowing how wrong a man can be awakens. Jesus taught that the greatest commandment is to love. To love God and the neighbor. But who truly loves a God who sends destruction? Who loves the raging storms, of the soul or of the winds? God may send a storm and he may allow destruction. But it is the heart of man that is destructive and only in God can it find peace and relief from its own evil. To doubt God in the midst of the storm is barking up the wrong tree. But to those who are able to repent, God will be shelter in the storm, in all storms. Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Isaiah 25:4 You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat.
God is a shelter in the storm of life. Jesus has promised this again and again. Sometimes live seems to be made of storms and riddles, heat and madness. Jesus will save out of these deep waters. He will rescue the soul. In him there is much room to say: It is well with my soul. That is a wonderful feeling, to know it is well with the soul and all storms of life will not be able to destroy. - For there are terrible storms. Like the one that hit the Phillipines this week. So much destruction. So many dead. God has let it happen. Psalm 83:15 ...so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm. This verse even says that God sends storms. Some have come to doubt God in the midst of so much pain and sorrow. Many have asked why. These whirlwinds are nothing compared to the storms of the soul, to the raging hatred that fills man under his civilized appearance, under his fear of punishment. And man deserves much worse for this. Romans 7:7 Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” It is through knowing what is right that knowing how wrong a man can be awakens. Jesus taught that the greatest commandment is to love. To love God and the neighbor. But who truly loves a God who sends destruction? Who loves the raging storms, of the soul or of the winds? God may send a storm and he may allow destruction. But it is the heart of man that is destructive and only in God can it find peace and relief from its own evil. To doubt God in the midst of the storm is barking up the wrong tree. But to those who are able to repent, God will be shelter in the storm, in all storms. Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
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