https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/30/grace-amid-the-chaos
The exhortation in Psalm 107:23-32 of the LORD saving the seagoing merchants from the raging storm that melted away their courage has a parallel in the New Testament story of Jesus calming the storm. This account can be found in all 3 Synoptic Gospels (see Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:27-31, and Luke 8:22-25). Both speak about the ability of God to control the elements, in particular, a very strong and violent storm, which, if nature was allowed to take its course, would have devoured and drowned the boat and everyone in it.
I believe the accounts have a deeper meaning in the sense that God can and will save His people in times of such storms. None of us will doubt that He can do it. That’s because, as believers, we know He is the Almighty God. If He created the heavens and the earth and everything in it, what is calming a storm? Surely He is capable. Surely He can do it.
The issue is will He do it for us? The Scriptures in this respect point to the fact that He can and He will. Even a literal physical storm – He can and will do it for us.
As a figure of speech and allegory, we can be sure that God can and will calm the storms of our lives. He is the rock that will bring stability to the chaos that comes with storms that, as humans, we can not avoid forever. Even with God in our lives, we could face storms and chaos and a sea of uncertainties; but like Psalmists did, if we were to cry out to the Lord, surely He will hear our cry and rescue us, for His steadfast love endureth forever.
If we were to read the account of Jesus calming the storm, we would see that a violent and life-threatening storm was turned to a gentle whisper of a wind by just a few words. Like a raging lion turned into a docile pussycat. Isn’t it wonderful and reassuring to have Jesus in our lives? Honour Him, worship Him, for He is worthy to be praised! He is our true shepherd, the shepherd of our soul, our rock, and our salvation!
Ronnie's Thoughts 