2 Corinthians 12:10
“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
Almost on a daily basis we hear about a storm that has devastated some area of the world. Suddenly millions are without electricity and basic needs and even more have had their whole world turned upside down.
What are you encountering in your life at this time? Do you feel as if you are being churned in the middle of a storm? What will it take to bring peace and tranquility to your heart?
The apostle Paul experienced the storms of life. He was lashed, beaten with rods, stoned, shipwrecked, stranded at sea, and suffered rejection, yet he endured his hardships with a joy that can only come from the Lord. Tranquility is not that the storms will always be calm, but that we will find peace in the middle of the storms.
Wow! That is powerful and provides the answer for us to find tranquility in the most violent of storms. It is not what we have done or must do—it is what Christ has already done for us. He brings tranquility in the storms of life. As we cast all our cares on Him, He will give us His peace and rest.
May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!
– – – Pastor Cecil