Mark 4 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” 39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

Sleeping in the boat, Jesus chose His rest when He could get it.

But He always showed up for the fight.

And He always won.

We need to remember that if storms came for Jesus, they will surely come for us.

1 Peter 5 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Peter warns us about “your enemy the devil”.  And we must take heed.  He is no joke.

But we must also remember that we have Jesus.

My wife Angie is always aware … and anointed.  She rises at night to pray.  She senses when storms are near.  And she stands in the gap for everyone around her.

Her word today was amazing and out of the very mouth of God.  As Christians, we need to calm the waters.  The storms will come.  And the enemy will always try to weaken our faith.  But as she prayed today about resting and resetting, I was convicted to use those as our encouragement.

How do we survive the storm?  We apply the 3 R’s:

Rest.  Nothing is more important than getting our rest.  We can rest in the Lord, and, yes, there will be seasons when He calls us to rise.  But we must also be willing to rest in the front of the boat just as Jesus did.  One of the ten commandments?  Rest and worship on the Sabbath.  Rest.

Reset.  In scripture, Jesus often left the others and went to be alone.  And we must do the same.  We must go, and be alone, and get into scripture.  NOTHING refines and renews like the Word of God.  Read it.  Memorize it.  Speak It.  Live It.

Resist.  Stand up to any and all things that are out of alignment with God and God’s word.  No one will win who turns his back on the Living God.  NO ONE.

Rest.  Reset.  Resist.  Repeat.

Do not give up.

Do not grow weary.

Do not relent.

This earth, and all of its people, belong to the Lord.

We don’t make our own rules.

We don’t redefine truth.

We don’t get to decide that there is no right or wrong.

The only thing we get to do is to proclaim Jesus as King.

In the end, this is the only thing that will matter.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J