April 22
The trials of life are daunting. There are times when a person barely seems to get his head above the water of one challenge that has threatened to engulf him when he is struck by another. It is rather like a ship at sea during a hurricane—in having ridden out one wave the mariner has no promise of surviving the storm.
So what is a believer to do when his frail bark seems battered by the winds and waves of adversity? How is he to proceed when it seems he’s at the end of his endurance? Should he simply surrender himself to the tumultuous waves that are engulfing him when he is too worn to struggle against them any longer?
That’s not what the Word says. Our Father God recognizes that life will be a struggle at times. He knows that of ourselves we haven’t the power to overcome those challenges to our life—to our faith. He knows our ship needs an anchor to hold us securely when life’s waves rise above our craft and threaten to wash us into oblivion.
Of those times, He says in Isaiah 41:10, “I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” We’re not alone at the point of struggle. We’re not wrestling the waves in our own strength. As He did when the disciples were terrified their boat would be engulfed, Jesus will speak to our storm, “Peace, be still” Mark 4:37-40.
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