“Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job again” (Job 40:6  GNB)

It sometimes takes a storm in our lives for God to get our attention. Sudden, disturbing, even traumatic, circumstances can catch us off our guard. But then, in our desperate need, we cry out to God in a new and more purposeful way.

When the storm was in danger of causing their boat to sink, the disciples cried out to Jesus, who was asleep in the boat. The storm got their attention – and they were learning a very deep lesson about trusting Jesus in all circumstances.

The storm that nearly overwhelmed Jonah’s boat certainly got his attention – to his sin! He was thrown overboard and in the belly of the whale God spoke and taught Jonah an unforgettable lesson – running away from His plan for our lives is never a good idea.

The storm that drove Paul’s ship ashore in Malta brought the Gospel to an island that could not have heard about Jesus if Paul hadn’t been shipwrecked.

I have been stunned at the extent of the storms that are right now raging around the world. They have seriously shaken the status quo and people all over the world are left with unanswerable questions about where it will all end. There is no longer any stability across the nations. The political and warring storms have left the world in turmoil.

So, let’s never forget these words from Job – “out of the storm, the Lord spoke”. What is God saying to believers today when everything is being shaken in new and extraordinary ways?

Many years ago I went through a very tough time – storms were raging around me and the ministry, and people were wondering if we would survive the onslaught. The waves were crashing around us and the temptation to let fear determine our actions was strong – just as it was for the disciples that night when Jesus was asleep in the boat.

In spiritual panic I phoned Bill Subritzky in New Zealand. I’ve never forgotten Bill’s words: “Peter, when the waves crash against the rocks on the beach, their power is broken and the water flows back into the sea. The sands shift, but the rocks remain, unchanged by the crashing waves. Christ is THE Rock and if you are in Him you need not fear the crashing waves.”

As, on that first Good Friday, the disciples looked up at the dying Saviour, the greatest ever spiritual storm was raging in the heavenlies. Even the sun was hidden from sight. For three hours there was darkness across the land  as Jesus endured His dying agonies. Satan and all the powers of hell were rejoicing as the waves of everlasting hatred crashed upon His broken body.

But Jesus refused to yield to fear, or use His power to save Himself. He remained steadfast to the Father’s calling. He did not summon the twelve legions of angels to rescue Him, as the burden of the world’s sin was laid upon His shoulders. As He died the curtain of the temple was torn from top to bottom. Satan’s power was broken and the eternal way to Heaven was opened up for repentant sinners.

Out of the storm, God spoke

His message to a hurting and broken world was first spoken prophetically by Jesus, in John 3:16, “I love you so much that I have given my only Son, so that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life!”

What a storm! But what a message!!

When our lives are founded on THE Rock, we need not fear the storms. For, as Jesus expressed in His own parable, it is the wise man who builds upon the rock, but the foolish man who trusts the shifting sands.

May the message God spoke out of the storms of Calvary inspire and encourage us this Easter season. The door to Heaven is open. Hallelujah!

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