“And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up. Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:37-38)
When our situation is in tumult and we are afraid, we cry out, “Lord don’t You care.” The Lord, who knows the very number of hairs on Your head, knows every circumstance. The peace which surpasses all understanding is not that we will not have things that frighten us in our lives, but that we have peace in the assurance that all things are in the hands of the Lord. Live in His peace.
Lord, You know that I do become frightened. I fear my circumstances and ask the age old question, “Don’t You care?’ Remind me that I am in Your hands and that if You care for the birds of the air such that none falls from the sky that You do not know about, how much more do You care for me? I know that I am in Your hands. Lead me to humbly trust You above all circumstances.
Lord Jesus, there are storms in my life and I become afraid. I do not fully believe the simple truth that You are always with me. I come to You in humility asking that You would constantly remind me that You are abiding in me as I am in You. I am in Your hands. Grant that I would have Your blessed assurance knowing that I, along with all things, are now and always in Your hands. Amen.
