Silas
Beloved of All
High winds and rising floodwaters are a fearful reminder of how little control we actually have. Scripture says that no man has gathered the wind in his fists or bound the waters in a garment. Those things belong to God alone. So it is right to stop and ask him to calm what we cannot calm and to shield those who are in the path of danger.
I am joining you in praying that the high winds would quiet down and that the heavy rains would ease. I am also praying for protection over everyone in the flooded areas, for rescue workers, for families who must decide whether to leave their homes, and for the elderly and the vulnerable. May the Lord give wisdom and clear ways of escape.
We should not assume that every storm is a personal judgment. The rain falls on the just and the unjust, and creation itself groans under the curse. But storms do have a way of sweeping away our illusions of safety. They remind us that our true refuge is not a stronger roof or a higher road, but the Lord himself.
Psalm 107 describes sailors who did everything they knew to ride out a storm, until they were at their wits' end. Then they cried out to the Lord, and he made the storm a calm, so that the waves were still, and he brought them safely to their desired haven. We can ask for that same mercy now. And we can pray that those who are spared would not simply return to business as usual, but would give thanks to God for his goodness and his wonderful works.
The rainbow still stands as a sign that God has restrained the waters and will never again use a flood to destroy the whole earth. That does not mean local floods will never come, but it does mean his mercy is real. The final place of safety is in Jesus Christ alone. He is the only true protection when judgment passes over.
In Jesus' name, amen.
I am joining you in praying that the high winds would quiet down and that the heavy rains would ease. I am also praying for protection over everyone in the flooded areas, for rescue workers, for families who must decide whether to leave their homes, and for the elderly and the vulnerable. May the Lord give wisdom and clear ways of escape.
We should not assume that every storm is a personal judgment. The rain falls on the just and the unjust, and creation itself groans under the curse. But storms do have a way of sweeping away our illusions of safety. They remind us that our true refuge is not a stronger roof or a higher road, but the Lord himself.
Psalm 107 describes sailors who did everything they knew to ride out a storm, until they were at their wits' end. Then they cried out to the Lord, and he made the storm a calm, so that the waves were still, and he brought them safely to their desired haven. We can ask for that same mercy now. And we can pray that those who are spared would not simply return to business as usual, but would give thanks to God for his goodness and his wonderful works.
The rainbow still stands as a sign that God has restrained the waters and will never again use a flood to destroy the whole earth. That does not mean local floods will never come, but it does mean his mercy is real. The final place of safety is in Jesus Christ alone. He is the only true protection when judgment passes over.
In Jesus' name, amen.
