“On that day, when evening came, He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.” (Mark 4:35, NASB)
“Even though we follow Christ’s command, we should not expect to escape the storm …
Christ may delay coming to us during our times of distress but it is simply so our faith may be tested and strengthened. His purpose is also that our prayers will be more powerful, our desire for deliverance will be greater, and when deliverance finally comes we will appreciate it more …
If you are ever to “be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power” (Ephesians 6:10), your strength will be born during a storm.
With Christ in my vessel,
I smile at the storm.Christ said, “Let us go over to the other side” – not “to the middle of the lake to be drowned.” Daniel Crawford
(from Streams in the Desert by L. B. Cowman, June 4, page 220)
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“Strength born during a storm”
That’s such a deep and countercultural truth!
Thanks so these Sunday nuggets of truth from your reading!
Funny how a brief comment or perspective can open up so much–the last line was like a “duh” moment for me. Christ said they’d go over to the other side, so of course He wasn’t going to let them drown in the middle of a lake. I never quite caught that before. I mean, I knew in this instance He didn’t let them drown, but I didn’t catch the promise inherent in the command.
Joanne, you’re so right … it’s not ’til the unpleasantness of the storms hits home do we finally realize that any strength we have comes from Him alone.
Amen!
As a loving Father, he probably would like to cave early, but then no lessons learned. The storms though are tough, been trying to keep focus on where the answers lay.
I’ve heard this thought before – that Jesus said they were going to the other side. He knew! What an interesting shift in perspective! It can be so hard to remember when we are in a storm, but God’s Word never fails. What he says he will accomplish!