Matthew 8:23-27,
Most of the vices that have shown up in your life appearing
as if they were ushered in by the forces of darkness to destroy your life were
actually on divine mandate from God to prove that you no ordinary man.
To the sensual perception it appears as if the devil is operating
violently against your life and that you are void of help.
However to the spiritual perception God is at work in your
life using what is seemingly evil to expose to you and to every one around you
in regards to how much power of God is rested upon your life.
If you are looking
for a place of power in an environment that is experiencing a destructive level
of shaking and drastic falling apart then you ought to look out for a place
that is standing still/ a people that is standing still.
This is so because if you are going to find someone standing
still in an environment that is experiencing a fundamental destructive shaking
then you have found a people and a place of power.
The place and the person that is standing still amidst a
great shaking are both the reason and the purpose of the shaking and the falling part.
This concept is further reinforced by the idea that even
though every thing around him is shaking and making a move entirely based on
panic and anxiety he is standing still because he is able to impact his
environment without the environment impacting him.
Jesus Christ had over 70 disciples and all of them did not
have an intimate, personal intense relationship with him.
And all of them did not have an intimate, and personal
relationship with him, all of them did not experience the impact of his person hood
upon his environment as much as the different environments that he stepped
into.
All his disciples were never able to come to the fullness of
his unique personality because they would not stand it.
All of his disciples were not able to experience the
revelation of his extra-ordinary existence because all of them would not stand
still after experiencing it thereof.
If it’s to be put another way then it can be said that all of his disciples but the 12 disciples did not experience the revelation of his extra-ordinary existence because all of them would not stand it except the chosen 12.
They would not stand it or stand still after experiencing
all that Jesus was without feeling offended without feeling scared, without
feeling jealousy, envious, and without being tempted to hate him.
All of his disciples did not experience the understanding of
his teaching because it came to them in parables.
All of his disciples did not experience the storms that came against Jesus as fundamental signs sent by God to really prove who Jesus was in this world.
The only disciples who understood the mystery of the parables, the only disciples who experienced the
storms that came as a sign to prove that Jesus was truly the son of God
enshrouded in the power of God were only but 12 disciples.
It was the 12
disciples who experienced the storms in the life of Jesus and upon experiencing
these storms they were filled with fear, anxiety and panic until Jesus spoke a
word of power (revelation) to the storm in order to calm the storm.
And immediately the storm was calm then they understood that
he was truly the son of God, When the storm was calm, then they understood that
they were walking with the very power of God in their amidst.
Many times when it is that God is with you, you will be
accosted by fiercely raging storms and the people around you will be shaken,
you will be forsaken and you will be back-stabbed.
However you have got to realize that the storm that first
accosted you is not a mere storm but it’s a sign from God to prove that the
power of God is rested upon your life.
The storm that has accosted you is not just a storm but it’s
a revelation from God that the power of God is rested on your life.
And the people who walked out of your life were not going
out on you because of a storm but they were going out on you because they can’t
stand the power of God on your life.
They can’t stand the
articulate revelation of God that comes out of you.
The place of your storm is the place of revelation and power
of God in your life and if the people who walked out on you knew that divine
mystery then like the 12 disciples they would have stayed in the boat with you.
The 12 disciples of Jesus would have drowned out of panic upon
being accosted by this raging storm however the thing that saved them was their
ability to look to Jesus.
In whatever storm of life that you find yourself entangled,
if you can look to Jesus then everything will be alright.
They would have stayed in your company and in that
relationship had they known the divine mystery behind the storms of your life.
Its here and now that
you have to carefully consider, that whatever that is going against your life as
of right now is only but a sign that you are extra-ordinary.
There is a special,
idiosyncratic, and a powerful assignment, anointing and appointment of God on
your life and what appears as an element of destruction in your life shall not
destroy you but rather it’s only going to bring to bear the power of God upon
your life so that all will see and praise the LORD your God.
In the story of Prophet Jonah, it’s only but important to
note that Jonah made the decision to run away from his assignment in God and
took to sail in a ship as an ordinary individual even though he was far from
ordinary.
And his extra-ordinary personality only comes to bear the
moment the ship he was sailing in was accosted by a fierce storm.
And when his uniqueness was exposed those he was sailing
with ended up praising God and offering unto God a sacrifice.
This was done because
they caught themselves in a fierce storm and while they tried to sail against
the storm in vain, and while they tried to entreat their gods to help them out
of this desperate situation of being accosted by a violent storm Jonah was in
the hold of the ship sleeping unawares of what was happening.
Thus the revelation that Jonah was no ordinary folk dawned
unto the sailors the moment they realized that even though the storm was raging
fiercely against them and that they were desperate, Johan was least bothered
like he was in a different world.
When the power and
the assignment of God are rested on your life it will enable you to stand still
even in situation where every body dares not to stand still.
In standing still there is a clear demonstration that one
has power over the storms of life.
In not standing still there is a sign that the storms of
life have control and power over your life.
The lack of faith is only but indicative of the fact that
you are vulnerable to the circumstance and storms of life.
This is reinforced in Matthew 8:23-27 when the 12 disciples
following in Jesus' trucks are accosted by a fierce storm and then their
immediate response is deeply engrained in panic, fear, and intimidation.
It is this reason
that Jesus demands to know the where about of their faith upon recognizing the
fear that had gripped his 12 twelve disciple after they experienced the storms.
Amidst the storm Jesus is non-reactive because he deeply
comprehends the power for the life of him and the extent by which the power on
his life can subdue the storm against his life.
Henceforth it’s imperative to appreciate that standing still
only confirms to your storms that the power of God is rested on you.
Never make the mistake of acting on the fear of your enemy
because only then do you give him power over your life.
However in acting
against the storms of your life, then the actions should be bent on the
complete understanding, wisdom, and knowledge in the lord your God.
Furthermore, the reason why it’s imperative for you to stand
still seen when the storms of life are raging against you is in the fundamental
wisdom, understanding, and knowledge that when is it that Jesus is with you and
you are with Jesus nothing coming against you can be able to destroy you or cut
you off from fulfilling the purpose and destiny of God upon your life.
Jesus has power over every storm in life and as long as you
following him the storms of your life shall you overcome.
While in the boat, the storm came against Jesus and the 12
disciples, but the reason and the target of the storm was not the 12 disciples
but rather the target of the storms was Jesus.
Henceforth it’s here and now that it’s important for you to
consider that the storms against you, the people against you, the people who
left you for dead, the people who walked out on you when you much needed them
were really not against you but they were against your destiny and purpose.
They hated on you because they would not stand the purpose
of God on your life.
If you had no purposes of God on your life then nobody would
be against you and no storms would be raging against your life.
Thus stand still and know that God is more interested in his
purpose over your life and fulfilling the same and he is committed full throttle
in making sure that he fights for you in overcoming all the storms against your
life.
