I may not see in front of me, But I can see for miles around when I look over my shoulder, and Lord, it`s clear. You`ve brought me here, So faithful every step of the way. What can I do but follow you, For You are the Way, the Truth, the Life, And You`ve promised never to leave me, My Savior, my friend, From beginning to end.
I Am Found In You
by
Steven Curtis Chapman
He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of Heaven, who made sea and the land.” Jonah 1:9 NIV
Today's verse is from the story of Jonah. God wanted the prophet Jonah to go to the great city of Nineveh to preach against their sin. Jonah, afraid for his life, tried to run from the Lord. (Obviously, if you know the rest of the story, this is an impossible task.)
God sent a violent wind to the sea, tossing the boat around to the point that it would soon break. The experienced seamen were afraid for their lives, never having experienced such a powerful storm. They called out to their little “g” gods, but there was no response. They rushed frantically to Jonah who was asleep below the deck. Waking him, they asked him to call upon his Lord.
With no relief, the sailors cast lots and the lots fell on Jonah. Jonah was the guilty party, the reason for such a fierce storm. Jonah was exposed! Guilty! Broken! Naked! He was laid bare before these pagan men.
He could hide no more. He confessed to the sailors, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the One who made the sea and the land” and who sent this great wind.
Let me ask you a very serious question. When you are stripped of everything you are clinging to, when you are naked before the world and your Lord, who do you claim as your God? When you have nothing else in life, is God still God?
At this point in Jonah's life, he thought the world as he knew it was over. He thought his life was about to end, but, barren and without (although he really wasn't), he confessed that he was a child of God!
When you have nothing else to cling to, you still have Jesus! Is He enough for you today?
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