Ephesians 2:7
7that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Have
you ever blown things out of proportion and gotten angry with God when
you were going through a trying time? This happened to Jesus’ disciples
when a storm hit them hard. In their fear of drowning, they cried out to
Jesus, who was getting some much-needed sleep in the boat, “Teacher, do
You not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38)
For accusing Him of not caring,
you would think that they received a rebuke from Jesus. But it was the
wind which received His rebuke, and a great calm followed. (Mark 4:39)
Because of His tenderness toward His own, Jesus did not waste time
taking offence. Instead, He wasted no time taking care of the problem
that had caused His disciples so much anxiety and fear.
This also happened to two sisters,
Martha and Mary, who did not hesitate to let Jesus know how they felt
when He finally showed up days after their brother Lazarus had died.
Both sisters made the same remark to Him: “Lord, if You had been here,
my brother would not have died.” (John 11:21, 32)
Both sisters had seen Jesus’
miracles of mercy and love. Now, in their grief, they focused on how He
could have prevented their brother’s death, but did not. They did not
know His heart — how tender it was toward them and how His help would
never fail them, but would even extend to raising their dead brother.
(John 11:41–44)
Beloved, your heavenly Father sees
you trying to stay afloat when you are in the midst of a storm. He sees
you trying to provide for yourself and your family, and thinking, “If I
don’t take care of these things, no one else will!” And He wants you to
know how tender His heart is toward you, how He is not offended by all
the bad things you have ever said of or to Him. He wants you to know how
much He wants to and will help and bless you. So let go and experience
afresh the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward you!
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