The Eye Of The Storm

The phrase ‘eye of the storm’ is personified with peace, and solace. Outside of this

Tranquil is turmoil and turbulence. There is no safety in the outside perimeter. The windsnnare unrestrained and raging. Devastation is in its path. In the Atlantic Ocean the stormsnnwith winds above 75mph are called Hurricane. The storms in the Pacific Ocean that comenninland to the United States are called Cyclone. The two are atmospheric disturbances, nnwith those storms having winds circulating counter clockwise called Hurricanes and the nnones with winds circulating clockwise called Cyclones. When these storms move over nnland or over the seas all areas outside of the ‘eye’ are peril. They bring torrential rains nnand flooding, but the inside of the storm remains serene. In meteorological terms the eye nnis surrounded by the eyewall, which is a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most nnsevere weather occurs. In very strong storms the eye is characterized by light winds and nnclear skies, surrounded on all sides by a towering symmetrical eyewall.nnn It appears the stronger the storms, the calmer the eye. The Sun is experienced duringnnthe eye of the storm. Psalms 107:29 says “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the wavesnnare still”. The ‘Sun’ I am referring to is Jesus. Only he can personify the ‘eye’ of thennstorm for us. I am reminded of a great storm that arose when Jesus and the disciplesnnwere onboard a ship. The Bible says “the waves beat into the ship, so that it was nownnfull”; Mark 4:37. Jesus’ followers became very much afraid for their lives. They lookednnnfor Jesus and he was in the hinder part of the ship, fast asleep. Is it comprehensible tonnimagine that the storms and waves would have overcome the ship and sunk with Jesusnnonboard? I don’t think so, that is just my opinion. In the fortieth verse of that samennchapter, Jesus asked why they were so fearful. He even questioned the lack of faith theynnhad. The Son was onboard. They did not realize it at that time, and even questioned nnamong themselves what manner of man is this? They were in peace and safety and notnnaware of it until the Master made it known to them. The winds blew, the waves rockednnand mauled the ship. However, peace was onboard. Contentment was alive and well.

Composure was personified as long as they had the Master onboard. Those of us that arennbelievers have Jesus onboard. The confidence he brings, the reliance he guaranteesnnand the trust manifested is all we need to go through life’s storms. There are goingnnto be storms in our lives. The cliché says, as I improvise; to ‘know Jesus’ is to have thatnnplacidity. We can be unruffled when chaos is all around. Even when the hell hounds arennbarking and biting at our countenance. Through heart aches we can be consoled. The Sonnnwill grant us reassurance even in the midst of life’s turbulence. nnn We are not alone in life’s struggles. Storms are coming, and are already here. Is there nnany experiencing difficulty? Are there any with obstacles placed in their path? Are thennstrong and violent winds of life about to just blow you away? The other part of the clichénnis ‘no Jesus’ is to have no hope, no solace. Then we are tossed about with every wind andnndoctrine the Bible says. We rather want to be steadfast and unmovable and always nnabounding in the Word of God. We can be like that tree that is planted by the rivers ofnnwater and we will not be removed. The storms may come and go, but we have the Sonnnnthat plant us right in the ‘eye’ of our storms. Jesus is the “eye of the storm’. As our eyennit makes no difference the strength of the storm. The stronger the storm, the more peacennhe gives us. Clockwise storms that are coming from the left: It is Jesus that is our hope.

Hebrews 6:19a&b says “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and nnsteadfast”. The idea of being anchored in the eye of the storm is thought provoking.

Counterclockwise storms that are coming from the right; Nahum 1:3b says “the Lord

Hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm”. He is in control during our storm.

He orders it and he will sustain us in the ‘eye of the storm’. nnnnnn