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Water Problems
In the Word
He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?” (Luke 8:25).
Of the Word
Do you ever have trouble controlling the temperature of the water while taking a shower? If you turn the knob too far one way the water is scalding, and if you turn it the other way the water is freezing. We might have problems controlling just a little bit of water, but in the Gospel of Luke we read of the One who has control over all of the wind and the water.
The disciples marveled at the fact that when Jesus rebuked the winds and the water, they immediately became still.
For the disciples, the storm was real. But what are the storms in your life? Doubt about the present? Anxiety over the future? Concerns from your past? The apostle Peter, who endured this storm, writes, Humble yourselves … casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:6a, 7). The One who has command over wind and water will calm the storms in our lives, too.
Walking with my Lord
All Powerful Savior, just as You calmed the storm on the sea, You calm the storms in my life. Remind me of Your presence and lead me to trust in Your goodness. In Your name I pray. Amen.
Mustard Seed: Water of Life. Michael Heckmann, author. 11/28 ©2013 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, 801 Seminary Place Ste. L010, St. Louis, MO 63105. www.lwml.org
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations were taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.
