Cry Out in a CrisisChikamu

As the boat is buffeted by the wind and starts to flood with water, the disciples go to Jesus, who is asleep in the stern, and ask Him:

“Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”

Maybe that’s been our cry in times of crises too.  

Maybe we have stared into heaven, bewildered, asking: "God, don't You care...?"

Maybe we’re like those disciples in the boat, and our faith is being shaken by the fierce winds and we, too, are experiencing a crisis of faith in a time of crisis.

But here’s the assurance we have: The God who rested in the violent storm responds to the cries of his people.

Yes, the storm itself may have left Jesus unfazed, but the pleas of his disciples didn’t leave Him unmoved. 

God is not unconcerned in the storm.

Friends, He hears us. Even when the winds and the waves are deafening, and we think that He can't hear us over the chaos and cacophony, Scripture reminds us that He inclines His ear to us. 

We live in a broken world. But the Lord is close to the brokenhearted. He hears the cries of His people.

And He responds to our cries. 

We can call out to God in a crisis because He hears us in the storm.