Christ dependency

What will we do when we are in the midst of a perfect storm? How will we response to averse situations or bad reports?

Many a times we look to the natural means to manage the averse situations. We will try our level best to combat the perfect storm. We will rely on our own strength to see us through. So the saying goes, if you don't take care of the issue at hand, no one will. If you are not the one to handle the situation, no one will. Also, if it is to be, it is up to me!

How far away from the truth we can be. We are totally limited in and of ourselves. There is only so much natural resources that we can tap on. There is only so much that we, in the natural, can do. Beyond that, there is absolutely nothing we can do about the bad situations, the dire straits, the bad reports, etc.

If only we will come to this realization as soon as possible. Without Christ, we are nothing. NOTHING!

With Christ, I have everything. The bible says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. We need to just trust Jesus to see us through the shadow of the valley of death. Nothing is impossible to God. Our part is to believe. When we depend on Christ Jesus, we will have good success. We, though already victorious in Christ, will come out victorious in our challenges when we rely on Christ's goodness and mercy to see us through.

In the natural, Lazarus had died for four days. Yet the moment Jesus stepped into the situation, Lazarus was raised from the dead. In the natural, the blind beggar had been blind for thirty eight years. The moment Jesus proclaimed his forgiveness of sin and his wholeness, he immediately was made whole and followed Jesus. In the natural, Joseph and Mary were poor. When Jesus was born, gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh came pouring in.

When we are Christ dependent, Jesus will see to it that we come out of it victorious. Jesus will never let the righteous soul to famish. His grace will not allow us to suffer more than what we are capable of bearing. God is faithful. He is love. We can depend on Him for our every need and want. Just believe and trust His loving kindness.

Lord, help!

I just read again the story of Peter walking on water towards Jesus in the book of Matthew a few days ago. Always find it amazing to have a fresh revelation of Jesus on those verses that had been read umpteen times.

Previously when I read this portion of the scriptures, I only saw that the disciples were afraid of the storm because it is a perfect storm. Some of them were seasoned fishermen and yet they had never experienced any storm like the one they were experiencing. They probably felt their lives were threatened. They probably felt hopeless in that situation as well.

When we depend on our might to achieve things, we will come to a point where even the strongest among us will find the going tough. We may even fill that the world has come to an end for us in those challenging times.

Then, in the fourth watch of the night, they were terrified when they saw Jesus walking on water towards them for they thought they had seen a ghost. However, Peter shouted to the Lord to bid him to come to Him and Jesus said that He is the Lord and answered to Peter to come to Him. Peter walked on water towards Jesus.

In our darkness hour, Jesus is always there to help us. He is always there to comfort to us. He is always there to deliver us. When we behold Jesus, we will walk on storm. When we behold Jesus, we will triumph over our difficult situations, we will always be victorious, though we are more than conquerors in Christ.

The next moment, the scriptures say that Peter began to look at the storm and he began to sink. The moment we take our eyes off Jesus, we begin to depend on our natural senses and natural might and we will begin to "sink" in our challenges.

Then Peter cried, "Lord, help!". Immediately, Jesus extended his hand to catch Peter and together they walked back to the boat. That's the loveliness of our Lord Jesus. He will immediately save us from serious harm. Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us.

Here's the interesting part where I have a fresh revelation of Jesus. I had always read this portion of the scriptures and thought that the disciples continued their journey with Jesus on board through the storm. However, the scriptures say that when Jesus and Peter were on the boat, the wind ceased. Hallelujah! When Jesus is with us, the "storm" in our lives will ceased. Regardless of how "perfect" the storm in our lives may be, it will immediately cease!

When the Lord is with us, no evil shall befall us nor shall any plague come near our dwellings. No weapon formed shall prosper against us. Just believe in the Lord and His mighty hand to save us.