Hello Advent Family,

This week is Spirit week here at Advent.  Each day we begin with Chapel and I will be sharing the texts that we are using with the students in chapel each day.  Each day has a theme and the students have all kinds of special activities.  Please be in prayer this week for God to do a special work in the lives of our students.  This morning we will look at Mark 4 when Jesus calms the storm.  Let’s look at it together today. 

35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” 39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. 40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

Does it ever feel like Jesus is asleep as the storms of life come at you?  I know I have felt that way before.  The disciples did not understand and sometimes we fail to as well that as the storms of life are battering our “boats” Jesus is there with us and, as always, He is in control.  Whatever storm you are facing today know that Jesus is right there in the boat with you and when it is the right time according to His timing He will spring into action.  Remember this truth today and when you are staring the storms of life in the face.  He never leaves us even if it feels like He is sleeping on the job. 

In His Grip,
Pastor Dave