Storm Stories
Acts 28:1-15. Just as God had promised, everyone survived the storm. Not one soul was lost. Which today does bring me to the topic of storms. There are two basic types of storms in our lives. There are Storms of Correction and Storms of Perfection. Storms of Correction blow into our lives when we are out of the will of God. Just ask old Jonah about Storms of Correction. He was disobedient, rebellious, and running from the will of God. Thus, he found himself in a Storm of Correction. Sometimes we, like Jonah, find ourselves rebellious and running. Then God blows up a Storm of Correction to get us back on track.
Then there are Storms of Perfection, where God continues to perfect us and conform us into the image of His Son. I think about the disciples in Matthew 14. Jesus put them in a boat and sent them to the other side of the lake while He went up the mountain to pray. Now let me ask you, did Jesus know that He was sending them into a storm? Absolutely! Had the disciples done anything wrong? No. It was a storm to perfect their faith. If you are in a Storm of Perfection right now, you can mark it down, God knows where you are--He sent you there to perfect your faith.
Well, what kind of storm is this that we read of in Acts 27? May I suggest to you that it is a Storm of Direction. God knew He was taking Paul to Rome. But God also knew there were people on the island of Malta who needed to hear the gospel. So the Lord blew Paul and the crew off course for this to happen. God changed their direction. Sometimes God has to blow storms into our lives to change our direction in order to minister to someone whom, otherwise, we would have never ministered to.
Storms of Correction, Storms of Perfection and Storms of Direction--how can you know which one you are in? Improve your meteorological skills. How do you do that? Pray. Talk to your heavenly Father. Listen. Stay in His Word and listen to His voice--His Word, and walk in the Spirit daily. Be submitted to the Lord, and He will reveal to you what it is you need to know in the storm. Remember, He's the Master of the Sea.
Then there are Storms of Perfection, where God continues to perfect us and conform us into the image of His Son. I think about the disciples in Matthew 14. Jesus put them in a boat and sent them to the other side of the lake while He went up the mountain to pray. Now let me ask you, did Jesus know that He was sending them into a storm? Absolutely! Had the disciples done anything wrong? No. It was a storm to perfect their faith. If you are in a Storm of Perfection right now, you can mark it down, God knows where you are--He sent you there to perfect your faith.
Well, what kind of storm is this that we read of in Acts 27? May I suggest to you that it is a Storm of Direction. God knew He was taking Paul to Rome. But God also knew there were people on the island of Malta who needed to hear the gospel. So the Lord blew Paul and the crew off course for this to happen. God changed their direction. Sometimes God has to blow storms into our lives to change our direction in order to minister to someone whom, otherwise, we would have never ministered to.
Storms of Correction, Storms of Perfection and Storms of Direction--how can you know which one you are in? Improve your meteorological skills. How do you do that? Pray. Talk to your heavenly Father. Listen. Stay in His Word and listen to His voice--His Word, and walk in the Spirit daily. Be submitted to the Lord, and He will reveal to you what it is you need to know in the storm. Remember, He's the Master of the Sea.
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