My husband loves to ski, but has not been skiing for many years. His sister was heading up to Kosciusko for a week and I suggested he go with them … after thinking about it … for about 3 seconds (no he did take longer than that), he decided to go for it, and in a matter of days was all booked to go.
He had his first day of skiing today. He was up at Perisher and there was a weather warning – everyone was advised they should head down the mountain due to anticipated oncoming high winds and a lightning storm.
People started to leave and the ski lifts closed. He stood and thought “No” and he spoke to the storm in the name of Jesus … to be still …
The storm never eventuated, and the lifts opened…
He, his sister and her husband kept skiing all afternoon. Many had already left the mountain, and so they skied with very few people on the mountain, and in all had a delightful day skiing both Thredbo and Perisher …
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” … A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. …
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
(Mark 4:35-41 NIV)
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
(John 14:12 NIV)
My husband was determined to ski, and so he stepped out into his authority, spoke to the storm, and it was stilled. A storm diverted, and he could ski because …
God is Good!