Monday, February 13, 2017

 

 

 

Devotional for Monday, February 13, 2017

“It Is Well With My Soul”
 

It is Well With My Soul Church Bulletin Cover

 

by Dona Hake

 

Mark 4:35-40

“It was evening of that same day. Jesus said to them, “Let us go over to the other side.”  After sending the people away, they took Jesus with them in a boat. It was the same boat He used when He taught them. Other little boats went along with them. A bad wind storm came up. The waves were coming over the side of the boat. It was filling up with water.  Jesus was in the back part of the boat sleeping on a pillow. They woke Him up, crying out, “Teacher, do You not care that we are about to die?”  He got up and spoke sharp words to the wind. He said to the sea, “Be quiet! Be still.” At once the wind stopped blowing. There were no more waves.  He said to His followers, “Why are you so full of fear? Do you not have faith?”

 

“Oh to be a fly on the wall!”   Have you ever said that?    I hear it all the time when people wish they could be present to see and hear all that happens in the room, but they do not want to be seen.   I often think this about certain stories told in the Bible.   Oh how I wished I could have been there to witness all that was spoken and see exactly how this story went down.  This story from the book of Mark is one of those stories that make me wish I would have been there just to see the raging waters be calm at the command of Jesus’ voice.  I wish I could have seen the looks on the faces within the boat as their souls were calmed by the voice of our Lord.  These words from this portion of scripture have created faith in my heart many times when things around me seemed to be out of control.  To know that He can bring peace to the raging waters of my life causes me to know that I can exclaim “It is well with my soul!”

 

 

The important thing to remember is that God is able to bring peace to a situation in the midst of the raging winds of this life.   When God’s peace prevails within us, our hearts will be stilled and we can be calmed within.  This IS the peace that passes ALL understanding.   It is in those times that we will then be able to hear His whisper as He directs us into the next step.   Let us remember that in the midst of a problem or crisis that it is vital we hold fast to our faith, and have our ears towards the Lord that He may reveal the wisdom that we need.  It is then that our soul will be stilled regardless of anything happening around us.

 

I leave you with this quote from one of my favorite authors.   I pray it ministers to your heart as it has mine.  I love how Francious deFenelon’s quote makes this story from the Mark Chapter Four  even more real.

 

“A word from the Lord stilled the raging sea

and a glance from Him to you, and from

you to Him, will do the same for you.”