Hebrews 2:8 (ESV)
Putting everything in subjection under his feet.” Now in
putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control.
At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.
You might be tossing about in a sea of despair. You might
even feel as if your life may crash about you and you will never again be
healed, whole or happy. Here is a story told by Robert Luis Stevenson that is worth
retelling .
It seems a storm caught a sea-faring vessel off a rocky
coast. The wind and waves threatened to drive the boat to its destruction. In
the midst of the terror, one daring passenger, contrary to orders, made his way
across the ship. Groping along a passageway, he found the pilot house. There he
beheld an intriguing sight; the ship's pilot was lashed to his post. Secure
against the raging elements, he held the wheel fast, turning the ship, inch by
inch, once more out to sea. The pilot saw the watcher and smiled.
The daring passenger found his way below deck where other
passengers huddled. Encouragingly, he said, "I have seen the face of the
pilot, and he smiled. All is well."
There are times we need to hear that. Especially when we
feel tossed about by a raging storm, it helps to remember that the pilot
smiles. Can you imagine the pilot smiling now?
Dear Lord, thank You that even when the storm is raging
around us You are in control. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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