Til The Storm Passes By

  “In the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face, while the storm howls above me, and there’s no hiding place.  Mid the crash of the thunder, precious Lord, hear my cry, keep me safe till the storm passes by. 

  Till the storm passes over, till the thunder sounds no more,  till the clouds roll forever from the sky;  hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand, Keep me safe till the storm passes by.”   Mosie lister

    All of us at various times are storm tossed, and maybe today you feel that you are about to go under.  Jesus and His disciples were out on the Sea of Galilee when a huge storm arose, and the disciples feared for their lives while Jesus slept !

Read Matthew 8:23 -27    (Mark 4:37 -41)    (Luke 8:22 -25)

I.  The Problem    1) a sinking ship;  and  2) a sleeping savior
v.23, 24a  The disciples followed Him right into a storm-  however;

1)  sometimes we cause our own storms to blow up because of our own  stubborn will      Jonah 1:1-4

Some storms God creates Himself, to keep us from heading into a bigger one; so that we will learn to trust Him    John 6:14-21

2) v.24b  Jesus was asleep-  Have you ever asked, ‘where are you Lord; Do you know what’s going on in my life?; Don’t you care?

NOTE:   1) God doesn’t need our advice  2) God doesn’t work according to our timetable  3) He’ll do it in His own time and His way

II.  The Prayer   perhaps the shortest prayer in the Bible !
v.25  what’s your first impulse when a storm hits?  Run to a friend?

The disciples went to Jesus first- so should we!  The storms of life will either draw you closer to the Lord or/ further away.  The Lord himself was in the boat with them- He was at perfect peace. It was His idea to to cross over to the other side     Mark 4:35,40

III.  The Power   Then He arose and there was perfect calm !
v.26b  note: v.24 said a storm arose  v.26 says that Jesus arose then the calm came-  He keeps us safe till the storm passes by see: Psalm 107:23-30