Acts 28:31
Hey all! Thank you for your continued prayers and support! Previously I updated you all on the outcome of February and March alongside an update on COVID-19 in Winston-Salem, my hometown, and Canada as well, specifically Calgary. I don't want to dwell too much on COVID this time mainly because I know two things and want to encourage you with them as well. First, is God is in control. We find in scripture that our Lord is the same yesterday, today and forever. This encouragement comes from Mark 4:35-41. Where the disciples followed him into the boat and the violent storm arose. While the disciples panicked, Jesus was sleeping and eventually the disciples woke him up for him to save them. I'm not sure they knew what Jesus was going to do going off of their response but they knew that Jesus was up to something. Then Jesus' words after were simple yet commanding, to the waves he said "Silence! Be still!" (v. 39 CSB). The text continues with "The wind ceased, and there was a great calm." The winds and waves obeyed the Lord with immediacy. Something the disciples couldn't control was brought to submission by the Savior. Though it seemed like the disciples were headed for certain death, and I'm sure we would think that too if we were directly in their Air Messiah's (shoes/sandals etc.) but Jesus showed them that he is more than what they expected, and thought he was. In the same way today, I believe that Jesus is going to show Himself in the midst of this situation that He is more than what we expect and thought He was. That's the beauty of who He is, that no matter what we think He is; He's more.
That brings me to the second point, that when we see Jesus as more than what we expect, we're left in awe, almost speechless. I tend to think that the first disciples of Christ are good examples of who we actually are while following the one we strive to be like. And they had a response that should be reminiscent of what we will have when we see God move. If the wind and waves obey that leaves the disciples saying "Who is this man that even the wind and sea obey him!" At the sight of Christ's power, the disciples are left in awe, and this is something that I believe that we should have too as believers. We should turn to the power of Christ behold and see that He is indeed the one who controls the wind and waves. With everything that can cause a lot of anger, uncertainty, and angst Christ causes the storm to cease. I hope you're encouraged by this and I will update you all with some of my next steps soon!
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AuthorMy name is Nokomis Gregory. I'm a native of Winston-Salem, NC. After graduating from Piedmont International University I moved Calgary, Alberta as a church planting team member, with the hopes of planting a church in Calgary. Archives
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