I was out storm chasing four years ago, and after four days of nothing, we encountered a fierce storm. As we stood parked on a road south of Burlington, CO, Job 38 came to mind, a part of which is the first reading.
As fierce as any storm gets, God is the One who summons them, and so He is in charge, even as Jesus demonstrates when He calms the storm on the lake. And in the midst of any storm we encounter, even mental or emotional storms of life, God, in Jesus, is with us to comfort us. But we must heed Jesus's words, and demonstrate faith in Him to be present with us in the storms. We must reach out and trust Him.
This is the faith that comes because Christ, in His great love for us, rescued us from the storminess caused by sin, and made us a new creation. We live behind the fear, and venture forth with Him.
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