As A Little Child

A BLAST FROM THE WORD

By Sandra Rhynes

“As A Child”

Matthew 8:27
The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him!”

There has been a lot of conversation about Hurricane Ike, and rightly so. While watching all the newscasts, I noticed something; they wanted you to see all of the worst scenarios. Understanding that hurricanes are catastrophic and you do worry. The disciples were also worried when they saw the waves coming and felt them rock the boat, so much that the water was splashing in the boat. Storms are unpredictable things. Then I began to see a different picture. The one with someone standing up in the very storm they were afraid of. Jesus knew the disciples didn’t have anything to worry about. He knew in the midst of the storm, He was about to change their life forever. Just the sound of His voice calmed the wind and the waves. I like to think this was maybe hurricane wind and waves. If He is the Lord of all, and He is, then it doesn’t matter what kind of storm. He is Lord of hurricane wind and waves as well as a delicate spring rain shower.
My two-year-old granddaughter loves Bob the Builder. She thinks Bob can fix anything, “just give him a call.” We have this broken acoustic guitar. It stays behind the closet door. She happened to spy that guitar and wanted to play it. I told her it was broken. She looked up at me with the look of wonderment that only a child possesses and said, “Gamma, Bob can fix it.” She got up went to the phone; punched the buttons and said, “Hello Bob, come fix my gamma’s guitar.” She then put down the phone and went on her merry way. It was forever settled in her mind; worry was over. She had gotten hold of THE ONE, the one who could “fix” anything. The Bible says we can’t even enter Heaven without the faith as a little child. I believe it is not only faith---it is a knowing, a knowing of the “ONE” who “even the winds and the waves obey Him. Do you have a “hurricane” in your life that needs calming? Call on Jesus Christ the Son of the Living God! Forever settle it in your mind and heart…He Is The One and Only! Amen!

Lord of the universe, let me see You as the One and Only. Thank You for the many,many blessing above my need. Calm my storms and restore peace to my soul and spirit. Take control of my mind and replace it with Yours. Amen