Sometimes He Calms The Storm

Oct 21, 2020

Life would be so much better if God would only remove the turbulence. Right?!

If only I had not lost my job; if only I had not been diagnosed with cancer; if only I had not lost my loved one; if only my spouse had not left me…

A number of years ago, Scott Krippayne recorded a song:

All who sail the sea of faith

Find out before too long

How quickly blue skies can grow dark

And gentle winds grow strong

Suddenly fear is like white water

Pounding on the soul

Still we sail on knowing

That our Lord is in control

Sometimes He calms the storm

With a whispered peace be still

He can settle any sea

But it doesn't mean He will

Sometimes He holds us close

And lets the wind and waves go wild

Sometimes He calms the storm

And other times He calms His child.

- Sometimes He Calms The Storm

These words come straight from Scripture. In Mark 4:39, Jesus was asleep in a boat with His disciples and a violent storm began to rage on the Sea of Galilee. The disciples were afraid and thought Jesus had abandoned them in their time of need. Instead, He awoke and said to the waves, “Peace. Be still.” Instantly, the winds ceased and the sea became calm.

Wouldn’t it be great if Jesus calmed every storm in our life like that? But, as Pastor Jared taught us this past Sunday, sometimes the greatest miracle Jesus does is not to calm the storm, but to calm His child in the midst of the storm. In Philippians 4:7, Paul writes,

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Through calming His child, God transforms us to become more like Him, preparing us for eternity.

The song I shared earlier concludes with these words:

He has a reason to allow each trial

That we pass through in life

And though we're shaken

We cannot be pulled apart from Christ

No matter how the driving rain beats down

On those who hold to faith

A heart of trust will always

Be a quiet peaceful place