Raging Seas and Rugged Beauty 10-5-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. You’re my Rock in the midst of the raging sea; You’re my Eye in the middle of the ravaging storm. You’re with me in the morning, with me in the evening, with me always throughout the moments of my day. … “And when He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but He was asleep. And they went and woke Him up, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’ And He said to them, ‘Why are you afraid, you of little faith?’ Then He got up and rebuke the winds and sea; and there was a dead calm. They were amazed, saying, ‘What sort of man is this, that event the winds and sea obey Him?’ (Matthew 8:23-27). We never know what each day will hold. We woke and took a walk on a sunny morning, under a cloudless sky. At mid-day we saw the winds begin to stir and the waves of the sea grow choppy and white off the coast of north Wales. But by the time we journeyed to the top of the cliffs to look down to the lighthouse at the edge of the jagged rocks rising up from the sea, we could barely stand in the gusts of wind and tempest of storm. But the high sprays of white water against the rocky cliffs only magnified the rugged beauty of this wild and untamed land. With the raging sea and winds to our faces, but with green meadows, lined with stone walls and dotted with grazing sheep to our backs, it was such a contrast of serenity and calm in the midst of a brewing storm. You’re never surprised by the changes in the weather of our emotions or the gusty storms that come blowing into our lives. And like the cliffs of the rocks, the winds and sea may rage and roar, but You’re never moved, always steadfast and secure, steady and strong. Even the winds and the sea obey Your voice and yield to Your will—yet not before they accomplish Your purpose in us. You use it all; never wasting a moment of our sufferings, a night of our fears, nor a day of our storms to remind us of our desperate need to find our peace and security in You alone. So whether we’re walking through sunny days or hunkering down in windy storms, whether we’re facing the storms of the sea or the serenity of the meadows, You’re always there with us through it all. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, we had a chance to share and pray with the Israel prayer group on Holyhead Island yesterday and I'll be speaking and ministering with Heather Butler at the Full Gospel Businessmen's Dinner of Angelsey tonight. And in the meantime, we're enjoying time with Bob, Heather, Pedr, and their family in this beautiful country of Wales. Thank you for your prayers for our Encounter Wales! journey through towns and villages in Wales and England this month. If you'd like to be part of our interactive, intercessory prayer team, please send a note to Linda, our pastor of prayer ministries at PrayerLead@aol.com God bless you! Subscribe for free by email to me at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... Ministering the Healing Love of God" www.messiah-ministries.org To order my books and our ministry resources or contribute to our ministry on-line: www.shop.messiah-ministries.org Messiah Ministries; 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502 God bless you!