Friday May 09th, 2025
« When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm »
35 That evening, Jesus said to His disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side.”
36 Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus along in a boat just as He was. Other boats were with Him.
37 A violent windstorm came up. The waves were breaking into the boat so that it was quickly filling up.
38 But He was sleeping on a cushion in the back of the boat. So they woke Him up and said to Him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to die?”
39 Then He got up, ordered the wind to stop, and said to the sea, “Be still, absolutely still!” The wind stopped blowing, and the sea became very calm.
40 He asked them, “Why are you such cowards? Don’t you have any faith yet?”
41 They were overcome with fear and asked each other, “Who is this man? Even the wind and the sea obey Him!”
- A storm is a problem so big and weighty that no one can single-handedly resolve it.
However, storms can be stilled, and from my study of the Scriptures, such an occurrence is the result of a collaboration between God and man.
When a storm was brewing at the wedding in Canaa of Galilee, there was a need for the servants to collaborate with Jesus in order to still it John 2:1-10.
If they had argued about pouring water inside a pot and taking a cup of it to the Chairman of the wedding, the storm would not have been stilled.
When the prophet’s widow in 2 Kings 4:1-7 was hit with a storm that would have taken away her sons, she was told to borrow many empty vessels into which she was to pour her little oil.
That instruction did not make any sense but she did her part by obeying and God did His by multiplying the oil.
If you can collaborate with God, He can help you still any storm.
Some years ago while preparing for a program in the North, I was told how the sandstorms there could get so bad that there would be no visibility at all. I said, “I see”. That evening, while holding the program outside as the crowd was too much for the little Church, a sandstorm suddenly started and people began to panic. I then heard my Father say to me, “Stretch your hand and say, ‘Peace’”. I did just that and immediately, the wind stopped, the sand fell back to the ground and we had a wonderful program.
In Mark 4:35-41, the Lord and His disciples were travelling in a boat when a storm arose.
The Lord got up and stilled the storm , but then asked (V40 NKJV),
« “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” »
Is there a storm in your life that has threatened you for long? The question for you is,
“How is it that you have no faith ?”
Don’t you know that, if you would only collaborate with God, you would still that storm?
- Go to God in prayer and stay in His presence until He tells you what to do to still that storm.
A man or woman of God should not be frightened by a storm.
He or she should simply speak peace to the storm in the name of Jesus and it would become still.
Prayer focus – Father, please tell me what to do to still this storm (mention the storm) in my life and family, in Jesus’ name.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie J Joseph
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