When the Storm Clouds are Forming Around Us

Revelation 1:7

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him.  Even so. Amen.

This passage calls attention to that great day when all will see the wisdom and happiness of the friends of Christ and the madness and misery of His enemies.  Great sorrow and suffering will be ahead for those who wound and crucify Him by their non-belief.  Those who have not accepted Jesus as the way, the truth and the life will find out that He is the only way to eternity with the Father in heaven.

Isn't it ironic that Jesus will arrive in the clouds?  It is quite natural to associate the idea of clouds with storm clouds.  When storm clouds are building we are likely to think that defeat is near.  As we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ, we come to realize that when storm clouds begin to build in our lives that our victory is near.  

Just as God used the clouds to guide the Israelites to the promised land, He can use the storm clouds in our lives to turn our focus to Him for guidance.  Through this process, He teaches us dependence on Him for providing the pathway through the storms of our lives.  Paradoxically, without the storm clouds we would never develop the faith that we need to completely surrender to Our Savior.  The perfect pathway through the storms of life lies in a relationship with Jesus Christ.  The only pathway from this life into eternal life is through Jesus Christ.

When we find storm clouds building in our lives, let us look to heaven and not to earth for our support.  When the clouds become the darkest, let us turn to the Light of the World for our victory.  Let us share each victory with those still in the darkness.  

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for providing the Light of the World, Your Son Jesus, to save us from the darkness that comes to devour us.  We praise You for the faith that You build in us as Jesus carries us and comforts us through our trials.  We pray that we may learn from the trials that we pass through so that we may comfort others who pass the same way.  Through the light of our living testimony, may we draw others through the darkness to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.  We ask all these things in the name of the Judge of the Living and the Dead, Jesus Christ.