He Calms The Storm
Job 38:1, 8-11
2 Corinthians
5:14-17
Mark 4:35-41
Divine
Inspiration
When we go
through trials and tribulations in life, it’s easy to jump to the conclusion
that God is testing us, testing our faith.
The first reading from today’s readings is from the Book of Job. Is there anyone who has suffered more than
Job, who would be within their rights to ask why God is testing him? In reality, all that Job was afflicted with
was borne out of the lack of cleanliness and lack of modern-day medical
assistance. It was not God creating the
misery. Yet, what pulled Job through was
his faith in God.
In the New
Testament, the Gospel of Mark, the disciples are in the boat, fishing, just
trying to do their jobs, when a huge storm blows out of nowhere. Isn’t this usually the way it happens? We’re minding our own business, doing our
jobs, doing our best each day, when out of nowhere, stress, conflict, even tragedy
strikes. The stock market crashes and
jobs are lost. Or, disease settles in. Suddenly, we’re thrown into chaos, and we
start asking, “Why, God? Why are you
testing me?”
Yet, it really is
not God testing us. Why would he send
bad things when he loves us? He
wouldn’t. The things that happen to us
are just part of the human experience here on earth. No, what we need to ask during those times is
for God to guide us through them; to calm the wind and the storm the way Jesus
did for the disciples in the boat. We
need to dig deep into our faith, the faith that we work on building every day
when we pray, when we give thanks to God, when we talk with him. It’s important to build this faith, this
relationship with the Lord, so that it’s there when we need it most.
How is your
relationship with the Lord, the Divine, the Universe? Do you know Him? He knows you, he loves you, and he’s there
waiting. It is never too late to
call out to him. And the relationship we
have with him can never be deep enough.
The point – the message – here is to turn to the Lord ALWAYS. Whether in good times or bad, the Lord loves
us and wants to be our Rock.
Amen.
Readings and
Divine Inspiration from Sunday, June 21, 2015
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