God In The Storm
Volume 3, Day 301
Early one morning the wind began to blow and raindrops hit my house like small stones. I peered outside at the yellow-grey sky and watched as trees thrashed in the wind. Veins of lightning lit the sky with by bone-rattling thunder. The power blinked on and off, and I wondered how long the bad weather would continue.
After the storm passed, I opened my Bible to begin my day with reading Scripture. I read a passage in Job that compared the Lord’s power to the might of a storm. Job’s friend, Elihu said, “God thunders marvellously with His voice” (37:5). And “He covers His hands with lightning, and commands it to strike” (36:32). Indeed, God is “excellent in power” (37:23).
Compared to God, we humans are feeble. We’re unable to help ourselves spiritually, heal our emotional pains or fix the injustice we often face. Fortunately, the God of the storm cares for us, even in our weaknesses. He “remembers that we are dust” (Ps. 103:14). What’s more, God “gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength” (Isa. 40:29). Because God is strong, He can help us in our weakness.
Author
Jennifer Benson Schuldt
