Peace, be still
S T A T I O N 4
PROMISES OF GOD
He Will Be With You in the Storms
Isaiah 43:2
He Understands Your Struggles
Hebrews 4:15
Your Pain Has Purpose
Romans 8:28
Nothing Can Separate You from His Love
Romans 8:38-39
He is For You
Romans 8:31
He Will Supply All Your Needs
Philippians 4:19
He is Always With You
Matthew 28:20
He Chose You
John 15:16
He Will Strengthen You
Isaiah 41:10
He Will Keep You in Perfect Peace
Isaiah 26:3
He Cares About You
1 Peter 5:7
He Calls You Friend
John 15:15
He will Not Abandon You
John 14:18
He Will Give You Rest
Matthew 11:28-30
He Gives You His Peace
John 14:27
He Will Make You New
2 Corinthians 5:17
He Advocates for You
1 John 2:1
His Peace will Guard You
Philippians 4:7
He Has Overcome the World
John 16:33
TRANSCRIPTION
Thirty years later Jesus had just finished ministering to the crowds. He said,
“Let us cross over the Sea of Galilee to the other side.”
He and his disciples got in a boat. Jesus was exhausted from ministering to the multitudes; so, he quickly fell asleep on a pillow in the back of the boat. But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. The disciples woke Jesus up, shouting,
“Teacher, don’t you care?”
“We’re going to drown!”
When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves,
“SHALOM! Be still!”
Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. The disciples were astounded. They realized they were in the presence of God, but had not trusted Him.
Jesus had told them they were going over to the other side, but in the midst of the storm and trials of life, they didn’t believe Him, and in fact, began to believe that Jesus didn’t even care. The truth wasn’t in their circumstances but in their Savior.
Sometime later He said,
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in Me. I go to prepare a place for you. When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with Me where I am. And you know the way to where I am going.”
“No, we don’t know, Lord. We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me. If you had really known Me, you would know My Father also. From now on, you do know Him and have seen Him!”
“Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”
“Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world, you will have trials and trouble but take heart! I have overcome the world… Shalom I leave you, My peace I give to you; but not as the world gives! Don’t let your heart be troubled or afraid.”
Do you currently feel like you are drowning in a storm of life? Do you feel like I have forsaken you or that I don’t care? What promise of God do you doubt?
Take a moment to reflect on the promises of God below and choose one that you are wrestling with. Claim My promise and identify why you doubt it, then trust me and my word in the midst of your storm.