Daily Devotional for August 11, 2022
Surviving Life-Storms (Part 1)
The house groaned from the winds of the tropical storm. “Dad,” Kate said as she and Robby came up from the basement. “We heard noises when we were downstairs.”
“It’s the wind,” Dad said. “The tropical storm hasn’t been upgraded to a hurricane, but it’s still strong. I’ve already prepared by boarding up the windows in case it gets worse, and I put together an emergency kit in case we need it. Plus, we’ve got the storm shelter room too.”
Robby sat at the table. “Don’t hurricanes have girl names?”
“Yes—some do,” Dad said. “Years ago, the World Meteorological Organization started naming hurricanes girl’s names, and many years later they starting using boy’s names too.”
The house creaked from the strong winds. “How long have hurricanes been around?” Robby asked.
“A long time!” Dad said. “Two thousand years ago, Jesus talked about two houses in a hurricane-like storm. One house was built on rock, but the other was built on sand. Fierce winds blew and heavy rains came. The house built on the rock stood strong, but the house built on the sand crashed to the ground.”
“I don’t get it,” said Kate. “What’s the difference between building a house on rock and building on sand?”
“Strength,” Dad said. “Building a house on rock gives it a firm, solid foundation. Jesus was talking about building our lives on the Rock, which is God.”
Robby leaned forward. “Wait—how do you build your life on God?”
“Read the Bible and pray?” asked Kate.
“It’s more than reading the Bible and praying,” said Dad. “We need to have a relationship with Jesus. We need to trust Him to save us from sin and depend on Him to help us obey Him and grow in our faith. With Jesus, we can be strong.”
Robby grinned. “With muscles?”
“No,” said Dad. “He gives us spiritual strength. With Jesus as our strong foundation, we can stand firm no matter what problems blow our way.”
“Yeah,” Robby said. “Hurricanes don’t stand a chance!”
Beep, beep. Dad read the news alert on his phone. “The winds have increased to seventy-five miles per hour,” he told the kids. “This tropical storm has just been upgraded to a category one hurricane.”
-Matt Shoemaker
How about you?
Have you built your life on the Rock—Jesus Christ? He is a strong foundation that will never fail you. He will help you through all the hurricane-like storms of life so that you can stand firm. If you haven’t yet built your life on Him, do it today by trusting Him as your Savior. (To learn more, click the “Good News!” button in the right column of this page.) Then trust Him to help you stand strong in every storm.
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