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Jesus Is Present Even When He Seems Silent · 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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  Jesus is present even when he seems silent.
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  Today, as we continue our journey through Luke 8, 22-25, we're going to focus
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  on the truth that Jesus is always with us, even when we can't see, hear, or feel him.
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  Luke 8, 22-25 says, Now it came to pass on a certain day that he went into a
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  ship with his disciples, and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other
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  side of the lake. And they launched forth.
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  But as they sailed, he fell asleep, and there came down a storm of wind on the
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  lake, and they were filled with water and were in jeopardy.
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  And they came to him and awoke him and sang, 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 and he said unto them where's your faith,
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  and they being afraid 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 disciples were overcome with fear these were experienced fishermen but now
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  they were experiencing something in their lives that was greater than their
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  abilities or skills can manage.
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  They had obeyed Jesus and launched out in the boat to get to the other side.
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  Now they were facing a raging sea.
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  They were afraid as the water filled the boat, and it seemed to them that Jesus
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  wasn't doing anything to help them.
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  To the disciples, it seemed as if Jesus didn't care. They were afraid,
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  and Jesus didn't seem to be doing anything.
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  In fact, Jesus was asleep. It is a natural conclusion.
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  The disciples are fighting for their lives, or at least to them it seems this
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  way, and Jesus is resting peacefully in the boat.
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  Their flesh caused them to conclude that they were alone, and that because Jesus
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  was silent, he was inactive.
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  They felt that he wasn't present in their situation.
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  All too often, we mistake God's silence for His inactivity.
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  Many times we perceive His silence to be an indicator that He is absent from
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  our lives and absent in our situation.
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  Both of these conclusions are based solely upon our fleshly thinking and are
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  completely devoid of any amount of faith.
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  Our flesh will always lead us to the wrong assumptions and thereby cause us
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  to make wrong decisions.
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  The truth is that Jesus' silence was not an indicator of his absence.
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  The boat was shaking, but Jesus was there.
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  The wind was strong, but Jesus was there. The disciples were afraid, but Jesus was there.
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  When we cannot see God's hand, we can still trust his presence.
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  Your circumstances may be changing, but Jesus has not changed.
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  His presence is greater than the storm around you.
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  So the next time you find yourself in a storm, remember this truth found in Luke 8, 22 through 25.
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  God is already there in the midst of your storm, and he is far greater than
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  the storm you are experiencing.
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  Tell God about your storms in your life, and then turn to your storm and tell
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  your storm how big your God is.
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  Claim the authority given you in Ephesians 3.20, which says, Now unto him,
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  that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,
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  according to the power that worketh in us. Storms are coming.
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  You are either in a storm, just come out of a storm, or are entering a storm.
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  But God is bigger than your storm, and he is already there.
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  You may not understand what Jesus is doing, but you are not alone, Hebrews 13, 5.
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  Remember you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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  Please join us tomorrow as we continue our study in Luke 8, 22 through 25.
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