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Peace in the Midst of the Storm — Luke 8 Explained · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries bringing
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  you another Bible bit for you to enjoy.
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  Peace in the midst of the storm. Today as we walk through the scriptures gleaning
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  valuable lessons from familiar accounts in scripture,
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  we are going to begin our careful look at the lessons learned from the account
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  of the disciples panicking during a storm while Jesus was asleep on the boat.
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  You can read this account in three places, Matthew 8, 23-27,
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  Mark 4, 35-41, and Luke 8, 22-25.
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  For this Bible bit, we will focus on Luke's account.
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  In Luke 8, 22-25, we read, Now it came to pass on a certain day that he went
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  into a ship with his disciples.
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  And he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake.
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  And they launched forth. But as they sailed, he fell asleep.
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  And there came down a storm of wind on the lake.
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  And they were filled with water and were in jeopardy.
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  And they came to him and awoke him, saying, Master, Master, we perish.
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  Then he arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water,
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  and they ceased, and there was a calm.
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  And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they, being afraid,
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  wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this?
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  For he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
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  The lessons learned from this account of jesus being asleep during a raging
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  storm is very applicable to the storms of our lives,
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  few of us experience weather related storms of such magnitude but all of us
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  experience storms in our lives,
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  some storms come through sickness financial pressure broken relationships grief
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  fear or uncertainty presidency.
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  Sometimes the storm is outside of us, and at other times the storm is within us.
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  Oftentimes, during these difficult
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  times in our lives, we find ourselves asking, where is God in my storm?
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  We pray, but heaven seems silent.
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  We ask God for help, but the circumstances do not immediately change.
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  We wonder, Lord, do you see me? Do you care?
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  Today, as we begin our study of this passage in Luke 8, 22-25,
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  we are reminded that the presence of Jesus does not mean the absence of storms,
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  and that the silence of Jesus doesn't mean the absence of Jesus.
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  God is with us always, Hebrews 13, 5, watching, guiding, providing,
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  protecting, and directing.
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  Let's dig deeper into the truth that the presence of Jesus doesn't mean the absence of storms.
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  Too often we see someone going through a difficult time. Perhaps it is even ourselves.
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  And the first thing that comes to our mind is, wonder what I did wrong,
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  or wonder what that person did to deserve such punishment.
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  The truth is the disciples were doing everything right.
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  They were obeying Jesus by getting in the boat and launching for the other side,
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  just as they had been commanded.
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  Yet while they were obeying Jesus, a storm arose causing dangerous wind and waves.
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  The boat was taking on water, and the disciples were afraid for their lives.
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  The disciples were exactly where God had told them to be. They were doing exactly
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  what they were told to do.
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  Friends, following Christ does not promise a storm-free life.
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  In fact, Jesus said, These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.
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  In the world ye shall have tribulation.
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  But be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. John 16, 33 3.
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  Their storm was not a punishment or a sign of disobedience. It was simply part of their journey.
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  It is obvious from this account in Luke 8 that the other side of the lake was
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  the destination, not the storm.
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  The storm was not their destination. It was simply something they were passing
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  through to get to their destination, the other side.
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  Friends, too often we get stuck in places we were never meant to linger.
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  We must follow Christ, and when He takes us through the storms,
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  we must continue to follow Jesus from beginning to end so that we make it to
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  our planned destination.
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  The truth is, you may be walking faithfully and still face a hardship.
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  You may be praying and still experience pain.
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  You may be obeying God and still find yourself in a season you do not understand.
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  The storms you face do not always mean you are disobeying or going the wrong way.
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  Sometimes it means you are on the way to the other side.
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  Don't forget, 1 Peter 5.8 says, Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary
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  the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
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  Be very sure.
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  The closer you get to God, the more impact you have for the kingdom,
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  and the more you irritate the devil, and the more trouble the devil wants to
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  cause you. But praise God!
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  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he
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  that is in you than he that is in the world.
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  1 John 4.4 God never said we wouldn't have troubles, but he did promise that
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  he would be with us in all our troubles.
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  Fear thou not, for I am with thee.
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  Be not dismayed, for I am thy God.
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  I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee.
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  I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Isaiah 41.10 Remember
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  you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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  Join us tomorrow as we continue our study in Luke 8, 22-25.
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