Text: Judges 4:17-21; Mark 4:37-39
Memory Verse: “Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace, be still!’ And the wind ceased and there was a great calm” (Mark 4:39).
Storms are violent disturbances or upheaval in the atmosphere, causing strong winds, outbursts of anger, and unsettling in the environment, political, social, or domestic affairs. These typically result in catastrophic damage or destruction to lives and property. It is dangerous to sleep in a storm. Two people come readily to mind when one thinks of people who slept through storms in the scriptures, Jonah and Jesus. There are, however, a few other
people who slept in the storm. When the Israelites sinned against God, He caused Jabin, king of Canaan to conquer them and deal with them ruthlessly (Judges 4:1-3). When they repented and cried out to Him, He sent Barak to
deliver them. During that battle, Jabin’s captain, Sisera, gave in to fatigue amid a storm, relying on a friend who was in fact an enemy. He did not live to tell the story.
The disciples also slept off instead of tarrying in prayer with the Master amid the storm leading up to the crucifixion. While Jesus prayed, sweating profusely, the disciples were too weary to pray (Matthew 26:38-44). Jesus slept
knowing that all things were subject to His father’s power and this power He demonstrated when He stilled the storm (Psalm 62:11b). He, however, also knew how to pray in the garden of Gethsemane while His disciples slept.
Do you sleep when you should be praying? You must know what to do to overcome storms. God holds the power over every storm of life.
Prayer Points:
1. Lord, help me to be sensitive to Your promptings, so I can battle storms in prayer.
2. May I not sleep when I should be praying.