We had a retreat today at church where we experimented with "believing into the story." We used a passage from Luke from a couple of weeks ago, where Jesus stilled the storm on the lake (Luke 8:22-25). In our last session we composed a psalm of thanksgiving based on the passage. Here it is:
Thank you, Lord, for rescuing us from great danger.
For it is you who spoke to us
And it is you who spoke to the winds and the waves.
Lord, it was you who drew us into the fierce storm,
for you said, "Let us go to the other side."
The storm came and we were so frightened, overwhelmed by fear,
"Master, Master, we're going to drown!"
And you, Lord, awoke as if from sleep and you spoke,
"Peace, be still!"
You spoke to the winds and the waves and you spoke to our souls.
And now we call on you in wonder and awe,
"Who is this who commands the winds and the waves?"
It is you, Lord Jesus, our faithful shepherd and captain.
For you have lost none of us whom the Father has given you.
We are persuaded that neither winds nor waves, neither lightning nor thunder, neither our own weariness nor the breaking down of equipment, nor the leaking of our boat
shall be able to separate us from the love of God in you, Lord Jesus!
You shall fulfill your purpose in us and bring us to the other side.
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It is not the other side that we need to be concentrating on but life in the boat. We know Jesus said He would never leave or forsake us. How will we respond in the storm? For this is the outworking of our faith, the evidence of things not seen. Our hope is on the other side, but the evidence is in the boat. For the Lord prepares a table for us in the midst of our enemies. "Though I walk through the valley of the SHADOW of death I will fear no evil FOR THOU ART WITH ME.." Take comfort in the storm for the Lord knows how to turn it into our rest.Call on Him for He is near and he will cause us to come out of the storm leaning on Him.For there is a rest for the people of God. Appropriating it is the key.
Good point.
Let us not only stay in the boat with Jesus, but see how we may encourage one another in this voyage.
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