Saturday Reading: Luke 8 22-25
Key Verse: Luke 8 25
25 And He said to them, Where is your faith? And being afraid, they marvelled, saying to one another, Who then is this One? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!
Key Verse: Luke 8 25
25 And He said to them, Where is your faith? And being afraid, they marvelled, saying to one another, Who then is this One? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!
Devotion:
One thing we often forget is just who God is! Yes, we may well admit that He is God and that He is our Creator, Guide, Father… but He alone is the one that is actually in control! We prove many times to ourselves that no matter how much we feel like we are in control, something will always come along that will break our rules and cause havoc in our lives. It may be a small earthquake, a strong wind or a violent storm that passes by and we suddenly realise just how out of control we are. We cannot tell these things to stop. We cannot stop the earth from shaking, the wind from blowing and the rain from falling – but He can!
One thing we often forget is just who God is! Yes, we may well admit that He is God and that He is our Creator, Guide, Father… but He alone is the one that is actually in control! We prove many times to ourselves that no matter how much we feel like we are in control, something will always come along that will break our rules and cause havoc in our lives. It may be a small earthquake, a strong wind or a violent storm that passes by and we suddenly realise just how out of control we are. We cannot tell these things to stop. We cannot stop the earth from shaking, the wind from blowing and the rain from falling – but He can!
We may well turn round and say that we believe in God and that we trust Christ to help us in our lives – but where does that trust and faith go when we get into a spot of danger? Where does it go when we are in an aeroplane that is being tossed about by wind? Where does it go when we are trying to climb up or down a mountain side that we think is too steep? Our own internal fear blocks us from trusting in Him. I am not saying that we should all go out and try and scale Mount Everest tomorrow! Our fear should be able to guide us away from doing something foolish! But when we are going about our normal lives and we are confronted by something like an earthquake, we have to depend on Him for our safety. If we feel like we are in mortal danger, then we should be praying and asking Him to sort things out. We don’t have to worry about Him being asleep or not being seen by us – we just need to have faith that He will answer our prayers!
Why is it then that we only turn to Him when things go wrong? Why do we not have Him by our side always? Why do we not continue in prayer so that we will never be alone? The answer is simple, we forget about our faith when we feel safe…
Points to Ponder:
Who do you turn to when you need help?
Who do you turn to every other time?
Who do you turn to when you need help?
Who do you turn to every other time?