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OUR DAILY BREAD : STORM CHASERS
by cimi » Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:14 pm
FRIDAY JANUARY 17, 2020
| Bible in a Year: Genesis 41-42; Matthew 12:1-23
Storm Chasers
READ: PSALM 107:23–32
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He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of
the sea were hushed.
Psalm 107:29
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“Chasing tornadoes,” says Warren Faidley, “is often like a giant game of 3D-chess played out over thousands of square miles.” The photojournalist and storm-chaser adds: “Being in the right place at the right time is a symphony of forecasting and navigation while dodging everything from softball-sized hailstones to dust storms and slow-moving farm equipment.”
Faidley’s words make my palms sweat and heart beat faster. While admiring the raw courage and scientific hunger storm chasers display, I balk at throwing myself into the middle of potentially fatal weather events.
In my experience, however, I don’t have to chase storms in life—they seem to be chasing me. That experience is mirrored by Psalm 107 as it describes sailors trapped in a storm. They were being chased by the consequences of their wrong choices but the psalmist says, “They cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm” (Psalm 107:28-30).
Whether the storms of life are of our own making or the result of living in a broken world, our Father is greater. When we are being chased by storms, He alone is able to calm them—or to calm the storm within us.
__By Bill Crowder
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**REFLECT & PRAY
Thank You, Father, that You’re with me in my struggles and Your
power is greater than any storm on my horizon. To learn about
why suffering occurs, check out Ten Reasons to Believe in a
God Who Allows Suffering.
~~When facing difficulties, where do you turn for help? How
might you trust your heavenly Father today, who is greater
than your storms?
| Bible in a Year: Genesis 41-42; Matthew 12:1-23
Storm Chasers
READ: PSALM 107:23–32
_______________________________________________________
He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of
the sea were hushed.
Psalm 107:29
_______________________________________________________
“Chasing tornadoes,” says Warren Faidley, “is often like a giant game of 3D-chess played out over thousands of square miles.” The photojournalist and storm-chaser adds: “Being in the right place at the right time is a symphony of forecasting and navigation while dodging everything from softball-sized hailstones to dust storms and slow-moving farm equipment.”
Faidley’s words make my palms sweat and heart beat faster. While admiring the raw courage and scientific hunger storm chasers display, I balk at throwing myself into the middle of potentially fatal weather events.
In my experience, however, I don’t have to chase storms in life—they seem to be chasing me. That experience is mirrored by Psalm 107 as it describes sailors trapped in a storm. They were being chased by the consequences of their wrong choices but the psalmist says, “They cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm” (Psalm 107:28-30).
Whether the storms of life are of our own making or the result of living in a broken world, our Father is greater. When we are being chased by storms, He alone is able to calm them—or to calm the storm within us.
__By Bill Crowder
___________________________________________________________
**REFLECT & PRAY
Thank You, Father, that You’re with me in my struggles and Your
power is greater than any storm on my horizon. To learn about
why suffering occurs, check out Ten Reasons to Believe in a
God Who Allows Suffering.
~~When facing difficulties, where do you turn for help? How
might you trust your heavenly Father today, who is greater
than your storms?
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