God of the Storm

The image below is a statue of Jesus, standing in his boat, calming the storm. This particular statue is in Galveston, TX, which at the present has been evacuated as Hurricane Ike bears down on the Texas coast. The forecasters have exclaimed that anyone who remains in their Galveston homes this weekend faces "certain death."

I found this image to be quite interesting... even beautiful. Though the statue and much of the coast of Texas could be smashed up a bit in the coming week—God is still God. He is the God of the storm; He is unmoved.

"Be still, and know that I am God.

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth!

The Lord of hosts is with us;

the God of Jacob is our fortress.

Selah."

Psalm 46:10–11

"And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking 

into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was 

in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and 

said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" 

And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, 

"Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great 

calm. He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you 

still no faith?" And they were filled with great fear and said 

to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and 

the sea obey him?"

Mark 4:37–41

"Peace I leave with you—my peace I give to you;

I do not give it to you as the world does.

Do not let your hearts be distressed or 

lacking in courage."

John 14:27