Hope and confidence!
Verse for Today: Friday, August 30, 2013
John 6:20 – But Jesus said to
them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.”
When the storms of life batter
against our boats of life, it is natural that we become fearful and lose hope.
Even when we try to row our boats for considerable time, it is likely that we
do not reach the shore or get out of the storm. These storms of life come to engulf
us and destroy our hope in life. All our human efforts prove to be futile in
such circumstances. Our human strategies and the support of technology and
expertise prove to be of no impact when these devastating storms beat against
us. These are times when we crave for the presence of our Lord in our boats to
help us out of the predicaments. But even after we row miles after miles, and
as time ticks off, there seems to be no change in our situations and thus we
plunge into hopelessness. Our eyes become dim and we become unable to recognize
Jesus walking on the water towards us. We tend to forget the fact that our Lord
who created waters and seas is victorious over all our circumstances. When the
Lord appears in the middle of the storm, even His presence leads us sometimes
to bewilderment rather than hope. But our Lord doesn’t give up on us. His voice
comes to us in the midst of all the commotions to reassure us that He is near
us and with us to take away our fears, anxieties and hopelessness. He showed
the disciples that His very presence takes them out of the storms onto the
shore of hope and strength. What the disciples didn’t realize was that even
when Jesus was not physically present with them in the boat, His presence was
with them in the boat and that there was no reason for them to be afraid and
lose hope.
Dear reader, are you going
through severe storms, mighty wind and rough seas of life lately? Is your
situation trying to pluck you out of your foundation and taking away all hope
in life? Are you afraid as to what would happen to you and yours because of
your uncontrollable circumstances? Perhaps you are confronted with
unprecedented health problems, financial difficulties, gossip, loss of job,
business failures and loss, forsaking of friends and disobedient children. Are
you being forsaken by your dearest and nearest ones for no fault of yours? But
in all these situations, your Lord is with you to strengthen you. He wants you to
look at Him and regain your lost confidence in life. He comes to you to show
you that He has power over all your cumbersome situations. No matter how
complicated your circumstances might be, Jesus will help you to overcome it
all. Today Jesus wants you to look at Him and put all your hope and confidence
in Him. Nothing will happen to you without His knowledge and permission. No
external force, however powerful it might be, will have any authority over you
because Jesus keeps you secure in His hands. He comes to your circumstance to
take full control over it if you are willing to submit it to Him. When He comes into your situation, and enter
into your boat of life, He will put all confusions in order and give you peace
and rest. He will take you to the shore where the storms will no longer blow
over you. Today He invites you to look at Him and put all your trust on Him to
rest in His presence.
1 Peter 5:7 – Cast all your anxiety
on Jesus because He cares for you.
Thought for Today
When Jesus takes control of our lives, He takes all our fears away and
gives us hope in the most hopeless circumstances.
Prayer for Today
Dear Lord Jesus: Help me today to experience and enjoy Your presence in
all my difficult circumstances and trust You to take away all my fears, anxiety
and confusions in life. Amen!
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