Jesus, Where are you?

Have you ever had a time when you wondered if God was anywhere at all? Or if he even cared about you? The disciples who walked with Jesus day in and day out for over 2 years of the 3 1/2 year ministry, found themselves feeling like that.
They were doing what Jesus had told them to do, but still they found themselves in difficulty. Have you ever felt that way?
The disciples were told by Jesus to set sail, and go to the other side of the Lake.
Jesus went down below and found a nice place to rest and fell asleep.
While Jesus was asleep, the disciples found themselves in the midst of a horrendous storm. The waves were overtaking the boat, so much that they were taking in more water than they could bail out.
Have you ever been there?
More bills coming in than you can pay off?
Problems overtaking you, relationships falling apart, and in the midst of it all you wonder, "Jesus where are you?".
There are times in life when it seems that all is lost, that there is no hope, and that the ship is sinking.
When we are in this crisis, there is one thing we must remember; if Jesus is on board the vessel will not sink.
Creation can not kill the creator!
We must know that our hope, our rest, and our peace is in HIM!
He is our peace! He is our hope, and in HIM we find rest!
Question; Did Jesus know that the storm would occur?
Does God know everything?
Yes He does! He is all knowing!
Jesus knew that the disciples would face a larger storm in the future, so he was preparing them, using a small storm to develop their faith.
What larger storm would they face?
Jesus knew that there would be a time when the disciples faith would be shaken because he was destined for the cross.
They would have to stand without His physical presence.
He wanted them to mature, grow and be able to handle the obstacles of life.
When the storm occurs, Jesus is not abandoning you, he is there.
He wants you to know that your trust must be in HIM regardless of the storms around us.
Jesus where are you? He is with you, trust him and you will see!
For we look not at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen. The things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal!