Today's Daily Bread
Navigating The Storm
The ancient people of the nation of Axum (located on the Red Sea in
modern Ethiopia) discovered that the stormy winds of the monsoon season
could be harnessed by sail for speedy navigation. Rather than dreading
the high winds and rains, they learned how to navigate their way through
the storm.
Psalm 107 provides a wonderful word picture of how God allows storms
to come our way, and then provides help for us to navigate through them.
“He commands and raises the stormy wind, . . . and He brings them out
of their distresses” (Ps. 107:25,28).
Trusting God for guidance in troubled times is a biblical theme.
Hebrews 11 lists many who used their problems as an opportunity to
exercise faith and to experience God’s grace, provision, and
deliverance: “Who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness,
obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of
fire, escaped the edge of the sword, [and] out of weakness were made
strong” (vv.33-34).
Stormy circumstances are inevitable. Although our first reaction may
be to run from the problem, we can instead ask God to teach us how to
trust Him to navigate us through the storm.
When life feels like a storm-tossed sea
With crashing waves of pain and grief,
Turn to the Lord and trust in Him,
He’ll give you peace and bring relief. —Sper
With crashing waves of pain and grief,
Turn to the Lord and trust in Him,
He’ll give you peace and bring relief. —Sper
Better to go through the storm with Christ
than to have smooth sailing without Him.
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