Rev Bill

I’ve been quite busy since returning from vacation — but I did preach today!

The sermon was based on Mark 4:35-41 — and entitled The Perfect Storm.

Here’s a portion of it:

A TV news camera crew was on assignment in southern Florida filming the widespread destruction of Hurricane Andrew. The camera panned the area where, amid the devastation and debris, one lone house was still standing on its foundation. The owner was cleaning up the yard when a reporter approached him and said,

“Sir, why is your house the only one still standing? How did you manage to escape the severe damage of the hurricane?”

“I built this house myself,” the man replied. “I also built it according to the Florida state building code. When the code called for 2×6 roof trusses, I used 2×6 roof trusses. I was told that a house built according to code could withstand a hurricane. I did, and it did. It could be that no one else around here followed the code.”

This was a man who understood that storms were coming. It had nothing to do with him, it was about the area in which he lived and the nature of storms. His job was to be prepared. When the sun was shining and the skies were blue, it may have seemed foolish to put the extra expense and trouble into building a hurricane proof house. But when the hurricane came, it was anything but foolish, it was quintessential wisdom. The important thing is not trying to understand all the various reasons why storms come, but to be prepared for them before they do.

This is the type of wisdom Jesus spoke of when He said we needed to build our lives upon the solid foundation of His word. This will get us ready for any storm life may throw at us – and will get us ready for the life to come.

You can read the entire sermon here.

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