Monday the 29th

Luke 8:24  And they went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

 

1Cointhians 14:33  For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

 

When I read these passages I am reminded that the Lord works in a setting of peace and order, and we live in anything but. I am also reminded that when we find ourselves in chaos, or in troubled times, all we need to do is call out for the Lord. He will bring the peace that is needed. Christ will provide the calm. How often each day do we find ourselves in a situation where the world seems out of control….or more to the point out of our control. It is those times that serve to remind us that we never really had control in the first place. It is during those times that we can see that God does not deal in confusion God provides peace. So how do we get that, how do we lock on to that peace? I am convinced that it takes a lifetime to develop, but I can tell you this, a good place to start is with the Lord riding in your boat! You can start by calling on the Lord daily, not just when the storms start to brew. You can grab a part of that peace by simply asking for it. You can remove the confusion in your life by getting God into it. God is not a God of confusion, no matter how hard the devil tries to make Him out to be. God is perfect peace.  The storm does not have to get worse before it gets better, Christ will intervene on your behalf, and there will be a calm. You ,as so often in life, have to choose. Who is in control? Who is directing your steps? What type of environment do you want to live in; confusion, or peace, a storm, or a calm? Your life is yours to live, God will not force you to live for Him…..but when the storms get to rough, and the confusion becomes a roar…it is then you will realize, how could anyone want to live without Him?

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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