A popular greeting today is, “How are you doing?” It doesn’t matter how I’m doing or feeling, Jesus is Lord and in control. I’m trusting Him. That’s all that matters.
20 So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth.
21 “How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father.
He replied, “Since he was a little boy. 22 The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.”
23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”
Mark 9:20-23 NLT
In the early 80s, fear chased us around and had us really scared most of the time while living in Oregon. Spiritually (and that impacts everything else in a person’s life), Ann and I were so lost until we began believing, memorizing, and applying God’s Word (Jesus) to our lives while living in Oregon in the 80s. Yes, it’s true, Satan will attack your efforts to walk by faith. Nothing new about that. But, in Jesus, we win the faith battle.
Now, God has pretty much turned us into storm chasers. He’ll be faithful to do the same with anyone who will attempt to stand up to fear and to say, “Enough!” When we see others (and there are so many today) being harassed by storms, we want to run after them and set them free by teaching them to have faith in Jesus.
It doesn’t matter what label we put on “storms,” on any situation or event the devil tries to steal our faith and to eventually kill us with. Covid, past hurts, resentment, being tempted to think Jesus has let you down in some way, the fear of man, finances, family, job, health, stormy waves out at sea like the disciples faced with Jesus asleep in the boat. All storms are powerless in Jesus’ Name.
Jesus will always have the same reply to our lack of faith – “Why is your heart hard? Why don’t you believe in Me? Where is your faith? How long must I put up with this faithless generation?”
Jesus, The Name that is ABOVE every other name. Believe, and live Free in Jesus.
Thanking and praising God in all things,
Mark