Before the storm

Before The Storm

Text: Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.”  And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.” He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will. ” Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?  Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”  And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.  Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.”
Matthew 26:36‭-‬46 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/mat.26.36-46.NKJV

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Storm is a violent disturbance according to the online dictionary, it is filled with strong wind that disturbs the peace of the atmosphere or environment.

To start with imagine having a nap after a stressful day or activity and whilst you were deep into that nap or sleep you were rudely woken by a sound or any form of pandemonium. To start with your heart will beat faster than usual racing really high because your thoughts are sensing danger even when you cannot see the danger or ascertain the danger but the fact that you were caught unaware makes your heart race.

That is what some storm looks like, thank God for weather forecasters who are able to actually tell if a storm is coming that helps people brace themselves before the storm arives and this leads us directly into the topic. Before the storm..

There could have been peace before the storm but when the storm comes it snatches the peace away. Let us go into the scripture reference for today.

So Jesus and the disciples were in Gethsemane and Jesus excused Himself from the midst of the disciples. He told them to sit there while He go and pray. He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, I will call them the inner circle. I am not insinuating that that was what they were but I envisage they were close to Jesus in a way. He told them how sorrowful he felt, how troubled His soul was to death and He said to them to remain there and watch. They were placed on an assignment of watching. Jesus went a little further, He fell to His face a position of surrendering and prayed to God the father asking Him to take the cup away but still He asked that the will of God the father be done and not His(Jesus) will. He identified that Something was brewing and that thing would lead to His death. When He got back to the disciples they were fast asleep, Jesus said to them so you cannot even watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The disciples responded that the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak. Jesus went away the second time and asked God the father that if the situation cannot pass except He partake of it that The will of God the father be done. When He got back to the disciples they were asleep again. He went again the third time repeating same prayer and when He returned the disciples were still tired He asked them to take their rest later becuase the hour has come for Him to be betrayed. Hallelujah!

Jesus knew the purpose of His coming to this earth was to die for us all so we can receive salvation but prior to that happening He went to speak to the Lord. It is a form of spiritual preparation breaking Him loose from attaching so blindly to the flesh. He was prepared even before He was born yet He still spent time to speak to God.

How does that relate to you and I now? in a lot of ways. Many things in life stands as storm. Some have stormy health, stormy marriage, stormy carrier, stormy relationship, stormy job, stormy ministry, stormy family, stormy children, stormy spouse, whatever takes off one's peace can be a storm in their own little, mild or large way.

But How do you prepare for those little storm. Jesus show us example by praying and having an active faith. The first prayer He asked that the God the father take the situation away but still asked for the will of God the father. The following prayer He asked for the will of God to be done. How often do we prepare our ways or whatever we engage in, having God at the Forefront, centre and back? Sometimes it seems like we are running away from the radar of God we are ready to take the wheel from His hands because what we want, we want it now either He is ready for that to be in our life or not.

God will take some things away from our lives because He knows they are storms waiting to happen and He will allow some storm which we might find to be so daunting because He wants us to overcome victoriously through them. I don't know who I am speaking to this present hour but if you didn't or don't go through all that preparation you cannot see the victory. He has prepared you for a victory after the storm just because you involved Him before the storm. Some find the word of God to be some sacred word, I agree but His word is a weapon and shield, a guide and a pointer at thesame time but it will only be effective if we understand and relate with the word as He wants us to.

So what are you doing now, seeking the world or seeking the word? Through Jesus all the answers can come no matter what stage you are in life or what storm you think you are in. Jesus is above all of It, He was there before the storm, He controls the storm and will be there when the storm is over and That storm will definitely be over if you keep your focus on Him and believe in Him.

Storm as mentioned earlier can be anything that disturbs your peace. So are you goung to keep looking unto that thing that is disturbing your peace or turn to the Prince of Peace to overcome?

Let Us Pray

Almighty father I worship you for the word you have given to me this day

Thank you father for you are always present there for me

Lord thank you for forgiving me even when I fail to look up to you or call on you

Lord I commit everything determined to steal my peace into your hands today let an end come to them in Jesus name

Lord let your will that will glorify your name through me by overcoming begin to manifest in my life henceforth in Jesus name

Personal Prayer.

Thank you Lord almighty for calming all storms and for answered prayers in Jesus name

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