Storms

Encouragement from L.B. Cowman's book Streams in the Desert:

At first it seemed that a strange and almost cruel thing was happening to Israel.  They were hemmed in by a multitude of dangers: in front, a raging sea defied them; on either side, mountains cut off any hope of escape; and above them, a hurricane seemed to blow.  It was as if the first deliverance had come only to hand them over to a more certain death.  "The Iraelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them.  They were terrified and cried out to the Lord" (Ex. 14:10).

Only when it seemed they were trapped for the enemy did the glorious triumph come.  The stormy wind blew forward, beating back the waves.  The vast multitude of Israelites marched ahead along the path of the deep sea floor - a path covered with God's protecting love....

Today only questions surround your great sorrow, but then you will see how the threatening enemy was actually swept away during your stormy night of fear and grief. 

Today you see only your loss, but then you will see how God used it to break the evil chains that had begun to restrain you.