Where Is This Storm Coming From?
by Pastor Roy Esposito
“GOD DOESN’T USE OUR SUFFERINGS TO TEACH US LESSONS!”
Acts 17:28
“God is always WITH us and suffers with us when we suffer” – PR
Gerald May – “Union with God is never acquired nor received; it is realized by revelation.”
Colossians 4:6(Passion) – Drenched by grace – tempered by truth and clarity.
Darkness:
- Oscura – things that are hidden.
- Tinieblas – things that are blind.
“It is that very blindness – the slavery to our idols and attachments – that God’s hiddenness is working to heal.” – Gerald May
Hebrews 12:11-12 (Passion) – “Trained” — (NKJV)
Hosea 2:14 – “Trouble to Hope” – “Servants to Betrothed”
Psalm 84: 5-7(Passion)
Two Storms – Two Purposes
1. Mark 4:35-41(NKJV) 2. Jonah 1:4-6(NKJV)
Please hear and believe:
God will not allow a storm to arise in your life without first providing you with the tools to calm it.
“The spiritual tools to calm the storm are already in the boat!” – PR
Ephesians 6 – “Shield of Faith” – Quenches the fiery darts –
Quench – to cool suddenly by the immersion in water as in the tempering process of steel or glass giving added strength through the process.