Peter cried out “Save me Lord!” He was in the midst of a storm and all he could see around him were the waves and wind. (Matthew 14:30) Jesus reached out and lifted Peter from the water. The hymn writer, James Rowe(1865-1933) had this passage in mind when he wrote the words to Love Lifted Me.

I was sinking deep in sin
Far from the peaceful shore
Very deeply stained within
Sinking to rise no more
But the Master of the sea
Heard my despairing cry
From the waters lifted me
Now safe am I

Is there anything causing you to sink this morning? Is there a storm around you that is making you doubt? As we sing, let the words remind you of His great love for us. We don’t know what He has planned for us. We only know that we are in His hands. I hope you can come to a point this morning where you can continue to trust Him even when you don’t feel like it.

Our second song is Rise Up and Praise Him. “Let the people of God sing your praise all over the land.” Lord I Lift Your Name on High is our third song. This song tells the Gospel story.

You came from heaven to earth
To show the way
From the earth to the cross
My debt to pay
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord I lift Your name on high

Our final congregational song is a repeat of the new song we learned last week. I like to do a new song two weeks in a row to help it become familiar. Our God has become one of my favorite new worship songs.

Our God is greater
Our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is healer
Awesome in power our God our God

What great words for us to sing about our God this morning. Let’s take our eyes off of our storms today and fix them on Jesus.

Pastor Morri