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667 | Peace in the Middle of the Storm · The Woman at the Well Ministries Podcast

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Hello, friends, and welcome back to the Woman at the Well Ministries podcast.
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With Kimberly Miller, where we believe that every man, woman,
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boy, and girl must come to Jesus just like the woman at the well in John chapter 4.
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Our highest priority is helping you experience the reality of God in your everyday life.
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are on our website at watwm.org.
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We invite you to sit down with us as we open the scriptures to learn more about
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who God is and to strengthen your daily walk.
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Every one of us experience storms in our lives.
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Some storms come through sickness, financial pressure, broken relationships,
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grief, fear, or uncertainty.
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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. We ask God for help, but the circumstances
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do not immediately change.
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We wonder, Lord, do you see me? Do you care?
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Join us in this podcast of Woman at the Well Ministries as Kim takes us on a
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journey through the scriptures, revealing how God's presence brings quietness
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into the chaos and the storms of our lives,
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teaching us to place our faith in Christ and not in our circumstances,
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not in our own strength and not in our ability to predict what will happen in the future.
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Hello, and thank you for joining us in this podcast of Woman at the Well Ministries.
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It never ceases to amaze me how when we sit in Scripture, the Lord reveals exactly
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what we need, when we need it, and how we need it.
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But there are also times that I believe he stores up.
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Information and truths and comfort in our minds and our hearts and the secret recesses of our bodies,
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to help us when we need it.
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In John chapter 14, we are told that he will bring to remembrance those things
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that we have need of when we have needed them.
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And I fully believe that the truths found in this passage of Scripture that
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we are getting ready to read in Luke 8, verses 22 through 25,
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are verses for such a time that,
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as this in my life. And I think it's stored up for such a time in the future,
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because no doubt the devil wants to attack and hurt and defeat every born-again believer.
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But those who are committed and purposed in their heart to trust in him and
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to serve him, they've got a target on their back.
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Don't ever forget that 1 Peter 5.8 says that we are to be careful,
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be vigilant, because our adversary the devil walketh about like a roaring lion
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seeking whom he may devour.
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But today's truths, when carried in our heart and employed with our life.
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Will keep us above love, the drama, the chaos, the hurt, and the pain that the
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devil surely wants to inflict upon us. Let's pray.
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Our kind and most gracious to Heavenly Father, Lord, I thank you for this,
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another opportunity to come before you.
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I thank you for your love and your mercy and your amazing grace,
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and I thank you for your word.
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Lord, I love your word. I love how it's timely when I read it,
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how it sticks with me, and when I need it, it becomes timely then.
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I love how it's relevant now. It was relevant when it was written,
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and it will be relevant always.
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I thank you that just the right words are sweetness to my soul.
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I thank you, Lord, that they're like pictures of silver and apples of gold.
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I thank you, Lord, that by it we can subdue the devil.
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Through it, we can be empowered. And Lord, today I ask that you empower each
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of us to hear and understand exactly what you have for us.
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Lord, we love you. We praise you and we thank you. And may you be high and lifted up.
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And may you remove me as far as the east is from the west.
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And may this message touch the hearts and minds of everyone who listens exactly,
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as you have orchestrated.
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In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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Luke 8, verses 22 through 25 go like this.
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Now it came to pass on a certain day that he went 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, 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?
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And they said, being afraid, wondered, saying one to another,
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What manner of man is this?
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For he commanded even the winds and the water, and they obeyed.
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May God have his richest blessing on the reading of his word.
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Luke 8, 22-25 reminds us that the presence of Jesus does not mean the absence of storms.
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Let that soak in for just a moment. The presence of Jesus does not mean the absence of storms.
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The disciples were obeying Jesus. He had told them to go on to the other side.
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They got on the boat, and they were moving to the other side of the lake.
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Yet there was a storm.
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The presence of Jesus does not mean the absence of storm.
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They were obeying, yet they still encountered a violent storm.
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But Luke 8, 22 through 25 teaches us that when Christ is with us,
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no storm has the final word.
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Nothing is more powerful than the Lord.
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Nothing is greater than him. All things are under his feet.
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But as you look at Luke 8, verses 22 through 25, we see some incredible truths revealed to us.
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First one I'd like to bring to your hearing is to expand a little more on that,
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opening statement that the presence of Jesus doesn't mean the absence of storm.
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I want you to look how he says in verse 22, he tells them that let us go over
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unto the other side of the lake, and they launched forth.
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He spoke, he gave a command, and they listened, and they obeyed.
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Obedience does not make us immune to the storms.
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Living in the center of God's will does not make you immune to life's storms.
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And if you think about it for a moment, you're going to easily understand why that is so.
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The devil is the prince of the power of this world, and he's seeking each and
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every one of us to devour us.
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And the Lord says, but without faith, it is impossible to please him,
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and you must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek them.
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Faith is required for a faithful service to the Lord.
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Faith is required to be a born-again, true believer in Christ Jesus.
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Salvation is dependent upon our faith in Christ Jesus and the work he has done on the cross.
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Therefore, when we face a storm, our faith is going to get us through it.
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Because faith will unlock the doors of heaven's blessing and Christ's power.
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Being obedient doesn't mean you won't have storms.
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I would almost be safe to say the more obedient you are, the more storms you're going to see.
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In this passage of scripture, Jesus says, let us go over to the other side of the lake.
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They follow the directions, they enter the boat, and they begin the journey.
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Yet while obeying Jesus, while doing exactly what he says, they find themselves
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in a scary, frightful situation.
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They find themselves in a place that they don't understand what is happening.
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They don't understand if they're going to make it. They're scared.
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Yet they're obedient it's important that you catch how they're feeling that you,
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recognize they're in a storm and that you know,
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they are fully obedient because sometimes people assume that when we have difficulties
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it's because we've out stepped outside the will of god or we've sinned in some
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egregious or hideous way.
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Sometimes people will judge you and say, well, you reap what you sow,
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and that is true. Galatians tells us that.
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But everything that happens to us, though it is sifted through nail-scarred
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hands and it's part of God's plan, it certainly isn't because we've been outside the will of God.
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So cool the jets on your judgment.
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Worry about staying in the center of God's will for your own life.
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These disciples were in full obedience, yet they were also in a full-blown storm.
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I don't know what storm you're walking through. Our storms often hit us unexpectedly.
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We don't always have a forecast that they're coming.
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But our storms can come through sickness or financial pressure or broken relationships
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or grief or fear or just uncertainty.
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Our storms happen in our personal lives, and they cause us to fear or grieve,
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or they cause us to not understand where to put our next foot,
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and they make us doubt and wonder.
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Their storm was one of real storms, wind and rain and water,
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and they were taking on water on their boat.
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But it also resulted in a personal storm.
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They were afraid. They were in the boat with the master.
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The storm was raging all around them, but they were afraid.
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See, following Christ, it does not mean you're going to have a storm-free life.
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This storm that arose in these disciples' life was part of their journey.
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Oh, catch this. They started on one side of the lake.
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They were commanded to go to the other side of the lake. They boarded the boat.
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They began to launch out. and in the journey, there was a storm,
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but they were going to the other side because the Lord said,
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let us go over unto the other side of the lake.
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There's another side outside beyond the storm.
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There's a side that's before the storm hits.
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There's the place where the storm is. And then on the other side of the storm,
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is when we arrive at where God has predicted, proclaimed, orchestrated,
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directed, and guided us to be.
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The storm is part of the journey.
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It's part of God's plan.
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Jesus never said that you wouldn't have troubles.
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In fact, he said, in this world, you will have troubles but be good be of good
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cheer i have overcome the world,
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he didn't promise you wouldn't have problems and troubles and storms but he
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did say that he'd be with you in the trouble in hebrews chapter 13 and verse
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5 he tells us that he will never leave you or forsake you.
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He's not just standing there. He's willing, capable, able, and working on your behalf.
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In Philippians 4.13, he tells us we can do all things through his strength that he gives to us.
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Philippians 4.19, he explains that he will supply all of our needs according to his riches.
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Jesus didn't say you wouldn't have troubles. He said he'd be with you.
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He said he'd get you to the other side. Just as clearly as he said to the disciples,
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let us go over unto the other side of the lake, he's saying that to you.
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Follow me. Deny yourself. If you notice, he says, pick up your cross and follow
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me. A cross is a burden to bear.
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Storms are coming. A man born of a woman in a few days full of trouble. Storms are coming.
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But Isaiah put it like this in Isaiah 41.10.
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Fear thou not, for I am with thee. Be not dismayed, for I am thy God. I will strengthen thee.
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Yea, I will help thee.
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Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
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You may be walking faithfully and still face hardship.
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You may be praying and still experience pain.
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You may be obeying God fully and still find yourself in a season you don't understand.
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The storm doesn't always mean you're disobeying or going the wrong way.
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Sometimes it means you're on the way to the other side.
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We don't always understand the storms. We don't understand the reason why we have them.
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But always when we get on the other side of the storm, we see we have been transformed.
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Our mind has been renewed.
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We're not what we used to be.
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God has worked a work in us and through us that equips us, makes us more ready
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for the work he has for us.
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Storm doesn't mean you're doing something wrong. It may mean you're doing the
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most right you've ever done.
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Sometimes it's just a signal that you're on the way to the other side.
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The second thing that this account in Luke 8, verses 22 through 25 reveals to
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us is that Jesus is present even when he seems silent.
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While the storm was raging, Jesus was still in the boat, and he was asleep in the boat.
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He was there. He wasn't making any waves of his own.
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He wasn't causing any problems. He wasn't speaking. He wasn't actively involved
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in what was happening on that boat, but he was present.
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He was asleep. In fact, because he was asleep in the midst of this storm,
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the disciples were a little agitated.
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Like, here they are. They're about to die. they're in jeopardy, scripture says.
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They're taking on water. The wind is raging, the storm is raging,
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and the master is asleep.
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There are times in our life when the storms are raging, and we're praying.
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And we can't feel him, we can't hear him, we don't see anything in our situation
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budging, and it seems as though Jesus doesn't care.
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And in this account, you see the disciples go to wake him, and you can tell
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they're like, why are you asleep, Master?
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Why are you doing this? What's happening here? We're perishing.
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It's a little paraphrasing, but I guarantee you more was said than them saying,
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Master, Master, we perish.
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But they're speaking. He's present. That boat wasn't that big.
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He's just a few feet away.
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But they don't see him working.
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Jesus' inactivity and silence in that boat was not Jesus' absence.
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Jesus was fully there The storm was raging They didn't have to call for him,
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He was already there He was in the boat.
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They may not have understood what Jesus was doing But they were not alone When
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we cannot see God's hand We can still trust his presence,
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This is a concept that every true believer has to embrace with every fiber of their being.
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When you cannot see God's hand, we can still trust his presence.
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It shows us that in this passage of Luke chapter 8, verses 22 through 25,
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in the midst of the storm, the master is there.
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He's silent and seemingly inactive, but his absence is not a problem because it is not the case.
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He is present in the midst of their storm.
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He is present. He's on the ready.
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And as you're going to see as you go through this passage, he was going to become very involved.
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Became involved at just the right time and at the invoking of the disciples.
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The boat was shaking, but Jesus was there.
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The wind was strong, but Jesus was there. He was asleep in the boat.
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He had never left them in the midst of their storm.
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He had never not been there.
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The disciples were afraid, but Jesus was there. How many times in our lives have we been afraid?
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Have we had sleepless nights?
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Have we fretted? have we made ourselves sick with stress, and Jesus was there.
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This isn't the only account in Scripture where we see there's a storm raging,
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and Jesus is already there.
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When Peter is on the boat, and he looks out, and he sees all,
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the storm, and he sees all these things happening, and he's in the midst of
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it, and he's scared, and he looks out, and he sees this form,
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this figure, this being, and he says, God, if that be you, bid me come.
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In the midst of his storm, he was already there. Peter didn't call him in because
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he meant it when he said he would never leave us or forsake us. He was already there.
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In Luke 8, verses 22 through 25, when the disciples had been instructed to get
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to the other side, and in the midst of it, they run into a storm. God is already there.
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Whatever your storm is in your life, it may have taken you by surprise.
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It may have caused you to worry.
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It may have been something that has knocked your wind out of your guts.
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But I promise you, it did not take the master by surprise.
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And I promise you, he's already there.
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Your circumstances may be changing, but Christ has not changed.
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His presence is greater than the storm around you.
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It always has been, it currently is, and it always will be. God is greater.
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Greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world, according to 1 John 4.4.
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So in John chapter 14, and I believe it's verse 26, he says,
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that will bring to remembrance those things that you have need of when you have need of them.
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My friend, remember this account in Luke chapter 8, verses 22 through 25, and know,
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beyond a shadow of a doubt that just because you are in a storm doesn't mean
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you've done anything wrong. It could be part of your journey.
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Know that obedience doesn't make you immune to the storms.
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And believe in your heart of hearts that Jesus is present even when he seems silent.
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His inactivity and silence is no indication of his absence because he's everywhere always.
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The third thing we learn in Luke
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chapter 8 verses 22 through 25 is that we must bring our fear to Jesus.
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Do you see what happens here?
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In verse 23 it says, but as they sailed he fell asleep and there came down a
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storm of wind on the lake, 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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Their words reveal a genuine fear, a true revelation that they were shook to their core.
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These were people who know what it was like to be on the water.
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They made a living from being on the water, but this storm was beyond their ability.
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This situation was one they were not prepared for, and they could not persevere on their own.
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They'd reached the point where their human capabilities and their human strength,
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wasn't enough, and so they took their fear.
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Jesus. Fear often exposes our false sense of control.
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As long as we can believe we can manage everything ourselves,
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we may not recognize how deeply we need God.
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Sometimes those storms in our journey that's part of our journey help us see who God is.
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Storms teach us that we're not self-sufficient.
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They bring us to our knees like nothing else will.
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The disciples did the right thing when they were afraid. They went to Jesus.
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Their prayer wasn't polished.
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It was not from some theological statement. It was an urgent cry for help, and Jesus listened,
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exactly like what we read when Peter was on the water, and he's looking at the
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Lord, and he says, Lord, bid me come, and I'll come.
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And then when he sees the Lord and the Lord bids him come and he has faith and
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he keeps his eyes on Jesus and not looking left or right, not trying to figure
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out what he could do, he follows and obeys and the Lord,
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keeps him aright.
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But just as soon as Peter takes his eyes off Jesus and he falls, he sinks.
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But scripture says immediately, the Lord picks him up and carries him to the boat.
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But that happens after Peter says, Lord, save me.
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In both accounts, what we're learning is, is that we have to know we cannot do it on our own.
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And when we cry for help, Jesus listens.
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You don't need perfect words to get to God. Lord, save me, three words.
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And immediately he was saved and he went back.
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Dear Master, Master, we perish. That's not a soliloquy.
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That's not profound words. He is stating what is happening.
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We can come to the Lord with our tears, our confusion, our questions.
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You can say to the Lord, I'm afraid I need you. Lord, save me.
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I don't understand. Help me understand.
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God is not offended by your honest cry.
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We learned that recently in our message about Elijah in 1 Kings 19,
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when Elijah spoke clearly to the angel of the Lord what was bothering him.
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God is bigger than your problem.
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He's not going to be offended as you pour your heart out to him.
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In 1 Peter 5, 7, he says, Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you.
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God invites you to bring your burden to him. In fact, in Matthew 11,
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verses 28 through 29, he says, Come unto me, all you that labored and are heavy
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laden, and I will give you rest.
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Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart,
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and ye shall find rest in your souls.
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God invites us. Jeremiah 33, 3 says, Call unto me, and I will answer thee and
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show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not. But in Hebrews 4.
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Verses 14 through 16, we see a beautiful account how Jesus was tempted like
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as we are yet without sin.
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But in verse 16, it says, Come boldly to the throne of grace,
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that you may obtain help in your time of need. Come boldly.
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That's an invitation to tell him what we're thinking.
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These guys were not chastised for what they said master master we perish,
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going to see a little bit later, they were chastised because their faith wasn't what it should be.
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They had more fear than they had faith. But God was not at all upset that they
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came and spoke to him and told him.
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The fourth thing that we learn from Luke 8, verses 22 through 25 is Jesus has
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authority over what terrifies us.
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See, it's one thing to have someone as a constant companion.
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It's another thing to have one that's a useful constant companion.
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Jesus is more than useful because whatever you need, he's the answer.
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Whatever is attacking you, he's stronger, bigger, and better.
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Whatever you're afraid of he can speak to it and defeat it.
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So we can too, in the name of Jesus.
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Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or
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think, according to the power that worketh in us.
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Ephesians 3.20, Jesus lives in me, and greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world.
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And I can speak through faith, and I can defeat that fear.
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Because faith will remove mountains, just that of a little mustard seed.
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So Jesus stood and he rebuked the wind and the raging waters.
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And immediately the storm subsided and there was calm.
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Immediately, just as he said, stop, peace, be still.
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He stood and he rebuked the wind and the raging waters.
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And immediately they ceased, peace, be still.
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This powerful event reveals who Jesus is.
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If you look at verse 25, the latter part of it, it says, What manner of man is this?
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For he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him.
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The disciples are asking, Who is this?
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The answer reveals that he has all authority. All authority.
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Storm in their life became an opportunity for them to see Christ more clearly.
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Perhaps the storm in your life right now is allowing you to be more dependent
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on God, less self-sufficient, and to fully see God
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high and lifted up for who he is and for who he is in your life and for who
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he wants to be in your life.
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The disciples knew Jesus as their teacher, but in the storm,
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they discovered that he was Lord over all.
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They learned Jesus, the one that was in their boat, was not merely a good man
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or a wise leader, but he was all-powerful.
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Jesus was the Son of God with authority over nature, chaos, and fear.
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And that same Jesus that was in the boat with those disciples in the midst of
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the raging storm is in the boat with you in the midst of your current raging
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storm, and he's going to get you to the other side,
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because it's part of your journey. It's not your destination.
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God has not called you to live in the storm.
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God has called you to follow. He's not the author of confusion,
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so you can be sure he's not going to leave you in confusion.
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He's all-powerful and has all authority and all things are under his feet.
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There are storms only God can call.
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There are problems no human ability can solve.
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There are situations where our resources reach their limit, but the wind obeys
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him, the waters obey him, and circumstances may be beyond your control,
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but they will never be beyond his control.
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You are safe in the hands of Jesus.
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Thing we learn from Luke 8, 22 through 25, is faith is trusting Jesus before the storm is calm.
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After calming the storm, Jesus says, where's your faith?
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He didn't ask, why did you notice the storm? He was not upset for them recognizing danger.
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He challenged them because fear had become greater than their confidence in him.
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The storm you're in, which has your energy and your thoughts?
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The storm or Jesus? Are you patiently waiting for Jesus to carry you to the
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other side, or like he did Peter to carry you to the boat, safe and sound?
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Or are you fretting, worrying, sick, offended.
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Faith doesn't mean pretending the storm isn't real. Faith recognizes the storm,
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but believes Jesus is greater.
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Oh, don't miss that. He's not asking you to bury your head in the sand and look
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like an idiot and not see danger when it comes.
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No, faith doesn't mean pretending that the storm isn't real.
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It recognizes the storm, but still believes God is greater, still trusts that
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God's going to take care of us, still safely tucks in his nail-scarred hands
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and allows him to carry us over to the other side.
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We're protected under the feather of his wings.
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Faith says the situation is frightening, but Jesus is with me.
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Faith says I do not know what will happen, but I know who holds me.
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Faith says I may not understand God's plan, but I can trust God's character.
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Faith says the storm is strong, but Christ is stronger.
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Sometimes.
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Calms the storm around us. Other times, he gives us peace while the storm continues.
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In both cases, Jesus remains faithful. Are you faithful?
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Are you remaining faithful to God? In the midst of your storm,
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are you a fair-weather friend?
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If your faith oscillates with your situations, you might want to check your faith.
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The greatest miracle is not always that the storm in your life ends.
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Sometimes the greatest miracle is that we discover Christ is enough in the middle of it.
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Oh, friend, he's more than enough. His grace is sufficient. He's the answer for every problem.
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The disciples entered the boat because Jesus said, let us go over to the other
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side. That means the storm wasn't the destination.
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There was still another side. Wherever you are in your storm,
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there's another side, right where he was trying to take you,
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right where he wants you to be.
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Don't give the storm more power than it has. It's just part of your journey.
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If Jesus has called you, he will not abandon you halfway through the journey.
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Jesus has called you, the storm may be fierce, but it's not final.
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And if Jesus has called you, the waves may be high, but they will never overcome
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the purpose of God in your life.
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Perhaps you are in a storm.
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Perhaps you feel forgotten, afraid, or overwhelmed. Remember this.
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Remember Luke 8, 22 through 25. Remember Jesus is with you in the boat.
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Jesus hears you when you cry out.
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Jesus has authority over the storm. Jesus is teaching you to trust him,
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and Jesus will carry you to the other side.
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The question is not whether storms will come.
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The question was, where's your faith?
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Do you see the question? Where's your faith?
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The one who calmed the wind and the waves is still Lord today.
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But is he Lord of your life?
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Do you love him? Join me as we pray.
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A kind and most gracious to Heavenly Father, Lord, we thank you.
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We thank you that you're with us in every storm. And when we are afraid,
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that you remind us of your presence.
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Lord, when we feel forgotten, remind us that you are near.
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When circumstances are beyond our control, help us to trust your authority and power.
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Lord, calm the storms around us, and where the storm continues, give us peace within.
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Strengthen our faith and carry us safely to the other side.
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Lord, thank you for your word.
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That you never leave us or forsake us. And no good thing do you withhold from
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those who walk up rightly.
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In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Remember you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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