Nothing like vacation…I am so worn out from this day it will likely take the rest of the week to recover! Regardless, let me share with you a devotion I read today from Ron Newhouse, as posted on devotions.net.
In 1854 a cavalry officer named J.E.B. Stuart graduated from West Point and was sent to his first assignment in Texas. He boarded a steamboat in New Orleans and immediately found himself in the middle of a storm on the Gulf of Mexico. Stuart was violently seasick and lay helplessly in a bunk while the ship pitched and rolled.
When Stuart finally managed to raise his head from his bunk, he discovered that the boat was docked and had been for some time at Galveston, Texas. While Stuart thought he was about to die from his seasickness, he could have walked a few feet to land at any time during the previous 12 hours. That, likewise, is how close God's help is, whether we take advantage of it or not!
What I found particularly interesting about this devotion was not that it was about the renowned confederate general, but that it is about us! Too many of us (believers), when we find ourselves in the midst of a storm are too sick or frightened to seek the help of our Advocate…who patiently waits for us to call out to Him.
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