Come In From the Storm

Psalm 91:1,2

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

I’ve never understood storm chasers. You know, like the people in the movie Twister. Maybe I was too scarred by another movie, The Wizard of Oz, to have any desire to be anywhere near a tornado. But storm chasers look for tornados. They try to get as close as possible even knowing the destructive power of that whirling wind. They like to be out in the storm.

That takes a special kind of person. Most people take cover when a storm’s coming. If you’re outside and rain starts falling, do you just stand out there and let it drench you? I’m guessing you probably don’t, unless you’re having your Notebook scene. You run to your house. You come in from the storm. You make a nice hot drink and curl up in front of the TV or with a nice book.

The storm rages now. Sin rains calamity on you. Pain hails down on your peace. The world quakes and threatens to swallow you. Will you stay out in the storm?

God invites you, “Come in! Come in! ‘Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.’” He offers you forgiveness from your sin, peace in your pain, certainty in a quaking world. He shows you his Son Jesus whose perfect life covers you, whose death saves you, whose resurrection resurrects you. He is the Rock, unmoved by wind or water. Come in from the storm! Why will you stay out in the rain?