SCRIPTURE
Luke 8:22-25 (NRSV)
One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they put out, and while they were sailing he fell asleep. A windstorm swept down on the lake, and the boat was filling with water, and they were in danger. They went to him and woke him up, shouting, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they ceased, and there was a calm. He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They were afraid and amazed, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?"
DEVOTION--Today is Saturday Psalmody; the mediation is offered as a psalm from my heart! If you would like a more traditional devotion, please search the archives for a title that appeals to you! (smile)
WHO THEN IS THIS?
Who then is this?
Who sleeps as the storm rages
While we're bailing water out of the boat
And desperately trimming sails...
Who then is this?
Who doesn't care that we're in trouble
Doesn't notice that we are perishing
And snoozes whilst we are in danger...
Who then is this?
Who is slow to awaken
As the storms are raging in my life
And who doesn't run to my aid when I need him...
Who then is this?
Who when I shake him to wake him
Looks around blearily
and then rubs his eyes muttering, "QUIET!"
Who then is this?
Who causes the winds and the waves to obey him
Who asks us, "Where is your faith?"
and inspires both fear and amazement...
WHO THEN IS THIS?
INVITATION
If you have questions about how to become a friend and follower of Jesus, please see the devotion entitled, “Come to Jesus” @ http://bit.ly/JVhaLta
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