DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- SURVIVING THE STORM Part II

DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- SURVIVING THE STORM, PART II

"Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come." (Acts 27:29)

The ship and its inhabitants were facing certain disaster. They could only see the rocks against which the waves were crashing. They were close to being dashed upon the rocks. Some wanted to jump overboard, but Paul had a word from the Lord that they should all stay with the boat.

They had done everything they could do. The future was out of their hands. So they dropped anchor, and they prayed.

God gave them deliverance. In the morning, they saw a bay that they did not know was there. So they cut the anchors and let the ship drift to run aground. The ship was broken up by the violence of the waves, but all of the passengers and the crew were saved.

That may be the thing we need to do in our own tempests. When we have done everything we can, it is out of our control. But we can still pray, and God can provide an answer in a way that we did not anticipate or see in the middle of the storm.

I have seen this many times in my own life. It seemed that things were out of my control, and all I could do was pray. And God has answered in ways that I did not anticipate. What a wonderful God we serve.

So take heart, if you are going through a storm. When you have done all you can do, then just pray for the morning to come. Morning will come. As the song says, "Hold on my child, joy comes in the morning."

Love, Dad