vijetakelkar
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Several years ago the Beatles wrote a song that said, "When you find yourself in times of trouble . . .let it be." This may be a good philosophy in the world, but for the Christian, it can be the kiss of death.
As Christians, if we ignore problems and put our head in the sand, that means we are not using the authority that was given to us by Jesus. Unless we take authority and speak to the problems of life, the problems of life will overpower us. We cannot "let it be."
Once Jesus and His disciples were on a boat together. Jesus was asleep and resting when a violent storm came. The boat was being tossed by the wind and waves to the extent that the disciples thought they were going to die. In their panic they woke up Jesus and Jesus could easily see that they did not have the situation under control. Jesus got up and turned toward the storm and rebuked it. He said, "Peace, be still." Immediately the storm stopped and there was calm.
When we look at this incident that took place with Jesus and His disciples on the boat, of course we know that Jesus did not ignore the situation. He spoke to the problem and the problem went away. But why is it that the disciples were unable to solve the problem? The answer is quite simple. They did nothing. They simply "let it be."
Yes, the disciples expended a lot of energy. They panicked. They cried out in fear. They summoned Jesus. They were in despair. They did a lot of things, but they didnt do the right thing. And when you dont do the right thing, its the same as doing nothing. You cannot overcome the problems in life unless you take proper action using the authority given by Jesus.
Years ago I worked in the office with a person who was always busy. Every moment of their time was spent doing something. However, this person was extremely unproductive and never really accomplished anything. Why? Because he was always doing something irrelevant that was not a part of his job description. He was constantly working and never accomplishing anything.
As Christians we cannot be this way. We must make our actions count. We must act on the Word and we must take authority. We cannot ignore the problems of life, nor can we allow them to put us into panic mode. We must take authority in the name of Jesus and command the storms of life to cease. Only then will there be calm.
"Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm" (Mark 4:39).
As Christians, if we ignore problems and put our head in the sand, that means we are not using the authority that was given to us by Jesus. Unless we take authority and speak to the problems of life, the problems of life will overpower us. We cannot "let it be."
Once Jesus and His disciples were on a boat together. Jesus was asleep and resting when a violent storm came. The boat was being tossed by the wind and waves to the extent that the disciples thought they were going to die. In their panic they woke up Jesus and Jesus could easily see that they did not have the situation under control. Jesus got up and turned toward the storm and rebuked it. He said, "Peace, be still." Immediately the storm stopped and there was calm.
When we look at this incident that took place with Jesus and His disciples on the boat, of course we know that Jesus did not ignore the situation. He spoke to the problem and the problem went away. But why is it that the disciples were unable to solve the problem? The answer is quite simple. They did nothing. They simply "let it be."
Yes, the disciples expended a lot of energy. They panicked. They cried out in fear. They summoned Jesus. They were in despair. They did a lot of things, but they didnt do the right thing. And when you dont do the right thing, its the same as doing nothing. You cannot overcome the problems in life unless you take proper action using the authority given by Jesus.
Years ago I worked in the office with a person who was always busy. Every moment of their time was spent doing something. However, this person was extremely unproductive and never really accomplished anything. Why? Because he was always doing something irrelevant that was not a part of his job description. He was constantly working and never accomplishing anything.
As Christians we cannot be this way. We must make our actions count. We must act on the Word and we must take authority. We cannot ignore the problems of life, nor can we allow them to put us into panic mode. We must take authority in the name of Jesus and command the storms of life to cease. Only then will there be calm.
"Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm" (Mark 4:39).
