THE STORMS OF LIFE

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”

1 Peter 5:8,9 KJV

As I looked at the weather forecast, I remembered our Scripture verse.  Jesus has already given us a forecast for the storms in our life, the storms that satan brings into our life.  Jesus has also told us what to do to prepare for these storms from satan Jesus said to “Be sober, be vigilant;”.

If we would spend as much time preparing for these storms of life from satan as we do on predicting the weather, satan would have a much harder time discouraging us.  How do we prepare for these storms from satan?  We prepare for them by staying under the shelter of God’s wings.

Pastor William Orcutt Cushing wrote a beautiful hymn “Under His Wings”.  I love the words in this inspiring hymn.  “Under His wings I am safely abiding, Though the night deepens and tempests are wild, Still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me, He has redeemed me, and I am His child.”

What a comfort it is to our weary and battle scarred heart to know that we can trust God to protect us from satan and from the storms that satan brings into our life.  If you have storms in your life, run into the waiting arms of God.  He loves you and He wants to comfort and protect you.

Joanne Lowe

January 16, 2016