God’s Presence in the Midst of Storms (day 4)

'Tempest'

Reread Psalm 55

·         Looking back over the past three days, what did the people discover about themselves as they were beset by storms?

·         What did they learn about God as they confronted Him---or as He confronted them, about God’s redeeming work in Jesus?

·         Where can you too go when the storms of life come upon you? Why can you trust that God will be with you, that He will hear and answer your cry?

Jesus fought our biggest battle---the war waged against the devil, the world, and our own sinful flesh---when He suffered on the cross for our sins. He died victorious, for God had demanded a blood sacrifice for our redemption, and that is the price Jesus paid. But Jesus also rose victorious, showing death and the devil once and for all that they had no power over Him---and over those he for whom He had gone to the cross. Since Jesus defeated death and the devil, know for a certainty that He will also join in your battles against them. You are God’s child, and He does not want to see you beaten down and destroyed. The words of verse 16 are written in the present tense. God’s saving is an ongoing, ever-present occurrence.



Read Isaiah 40:31 and John 14