Still there.

By: Gracie DarDar

Scripture Text: 

17The Lord is righteous in all his ways

and faithful in all he does.

18The Lord is near to all who call on him,

to all who call on him in truth.

19He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;

he hears their cry and saves them.

20The Lord watches over all who love him,

but all the wicked he will destroy.

21My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord.

Let every creature praise his holy name

for ever and ever.

Devotional:

If you’ve ever ridden a plane on a cloudy day you know that once the plane takes off, you start off in the dull sky with no sunshine. But once the plane gets through the clouds it feels like you’re in a whole different place. The sun is shining, the sky is bright blue and the clouds look like white puffy pillows. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that the sun is shining and the sky's blue when you can’t see past the thick clouds. 

As followers of Jesus, we aren’t promised an easy life. If anything our life might seem a little harder for going against worldly views.  But no matter what storm we are under, the sky is still blue and the Lord is still with us whether we can see it or not. 

 Take rest in knowing that the Lord is more reliable than the sun and he still knows you by name. You can get past your storm if you rely on God to get you through it. 

Take some time today to acknowledge how big our God is. Compare the size of your storm to the creator of the sun and sky. 

 Response/Prayer: 

Lord thank you for always being present and always being reliable. Help us all have faith that you will get us through any storm we face. Give us peace and comfort as we reflect on how powerful you are. Amen.