As we were leaving Freedom Biker Church in Clayton Friday night, my wife and I knew that we were racing against time. Earlier, hard rain pounded the metal roof of the church and the sound almost drowned out a person giving their testimony as a storm cloud passed by, leaving as quickly as it came.
It was night time, and another thunderstorm threatened to arrive at any moment.
The roads were clear when we headed out, but I could hear a rumbling of thunder in the distance. The flashes of lightning that lit up the sky were easy to see, they were right in front of us, the direction we were headed.
Now I'm not too keen on riding at night in a storm so my heart was pumping just a little bit as we raced on. I found myself focused on the storm ahead and my body tensed up.
I prayed that the Lord would hold off the storm until we got home. It's about a twenty-mile ride, roughly 30 minutes.
But about half way through, I realized that whether the storm hit or not, the Lord was with me. And because of that, I could handle anything that came. That's not a guarantee that nothing bad would happen, but that if it did, he'd see us through it.
Once I had that revelation of his presence, I felt my whole body relax. The ride went from stressful to exhilarating. Thunder still roared and the sky still lit up with lightning, but I had peace in my heart and began to enjoy the ride.
As we got nearer to home, crossing the last traffic light, I laughed out loud. I heard the voice of the Lord in my head say, "Come on, admit it that was fun!"
The sky opened up a few minutes after I pulled the bikes into the garage.
We serve an untamed God!
In Luke 8: 22-25 (NIV) we read, "One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they got into a boat and set out. As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!"
He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. "Where is your faith?" he asked his disciples.
In fear and amazement they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him."
When Jesus is the Lord of our lives, there is never a reason to fear. And when we choose to trust him, then we can handle any storms that come our way.
