Have you ever blown
things out of proportion and gotten angry with God when you were going through
a trying time? This happened to Jesus’ disciples when a storm hit them hard. In
their fear of drowning, they cried out to Jesus, who was getting some much-needed
sleep in the boat, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” (Mark
4:38).
For accusing Him of
not caring, you would think that they received a rebuke from Jesus. But it was
the wind which received His rebuke, and a great calm followed (see Mark 4:39).
Because of His tenderness toward His own, Jesus did not waste time taking
offence. Instead, He wasted no time taking care of the problem that had caused
His disciples so much anxiety and fear.
This also happened to
two sisters, Martha and Mary, who did not hesitate to let Jesus know how they
felt when He finally showed up days after their brother Lazarus had died. Both
sisters made the same remark to Him: “Lord, if You had been here, my brother
would not have died” (John 11:21, 32).
Both sisters had seen
Jesus’ miracles of mercy and love. Now, in their grief, they focused on how He
could have prevented their brother’s death, but did not. They did not know His
heart—how tender it was toward them and how His help would never fail them, but
would even extend to raising their dead brother (see John 11:41–44).
Beloved, your heavenly Father sees you trying to stay afloat when you are in the midst of a storm. He sees you trying to provide for yourself and your family, and thinking, “If I don’t take care of these things, no one else will!” And He wants you to know how tender His heart is toward you, how He is not offended by all the bad things you have ever said of or to Him. He wants you to know how much He wants to and will help and bless you. So let go and experience afresh the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward you! (Article & Picture courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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