My OperaWhen Tempests Rage by Rod Parsley
Thursday, August 8, 2013 3:24:13 PM
When Tempests Rage
He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
Psalms 107:29-30
Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane ever to make landfall in the United States. Blamed for at least 195 deaths, it left damages totaling $32 billion in the United States, Cuba, the Bahamas, and elsewhere.
Even before Hurricane Ike roared into the Texas coast, our Bridge of Hope trucks were on the way. We knew the scene that awaited us. We took a step of faith and loaded our trucks with diapers, fresh food, clean water and more-life-giving, lifesaving, basic supplies that are rare commodities in devastated areas. I'll never forget the woman who embraced me hours after Hurricane Katrina destroyed so much of New Orleans four years ago. She wept openly, "Pastor Parsley, I knew I could count on you to be the first one here to help."
This is what the Church is supposed to be known for-it is how we will win the world for Jesus. Job 29:16 says, "I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger."
God calls us to be there for others in times of trouble. Will you answer His call today?
Further Reading
Isaiah 4:6
Isaiah 25:4
2 Samuel 22:3
He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
Psalms 107:29-30
Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane ever to make landfall in the United States. Blamed for at least 195 deaths, it left damages totaling $32 billion in the United States, Cuba, the Bahamas, and elsewhere.
Even before Hurricane Ike roared into the Texas coast, our Bridge of Hope trucks were on the way. We knew the scene that awaited us. We took a step of faith and loaded our trucks with diapers, fresh food, clean water and more-life-giving, lifesaving, basic supplies that are rare commodities in devastated areas. I'll never forget the woman who embraced me hours after Hurricane Katrina destroyed so much of New Orleans four years ago. She wept openly, "Pastor Parsley, I knew I could count on you to be the first one here to help."
This is what the Church is supposed to be known for-it is how we will win the world for Jesus. Job 29:16 says, "I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger."
God calls us to be there for others in times of trouble. Will you answer His call today?
Further Reading
Isaiah 4:6
Isaiah 25:4
2 Samuel 22:3
