Calm in crisis

The soldiers and sailors on the ship that bore Paul to Rome were in such crisis that they barely ate. Their lives had been in peril from a storm for two weeks. Paul was the calming voice of faith in the midst of the storm. He encouraged them to eat and assured them that they would not die (Act 27:33-34). We have all been in crisis. Perhaps you’re in one now. What a comfort to know that God is in control of the situation. Nothing happens unless he allows it. You will not die until He ordains it. And for believers, that is not the worst thing that could happen, for “to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Phil 1:21) In the worst of times, listen to the calming voice of faith. He holds you in the palm of his hand (Joh 10:28-29). Nothing can separate you from the love of Christ (Rom 8:38-39).