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Grace to Sleep in the Storm
A Sermon to Usher You Into the Peace of God
It is not a mistake that you have landed on this sermon among the others published on this website.
I welcome you into a new dimension of grace and wisdom—one that may be unfamiliar to you.
My Father says in His Word:
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard…” (1 Corinthians 2:9)
Yes, there is a different dimension of the Word of God that you've yet to encounter—because of the season and time we are living in.
Opening Prayer
Pause. Close your eyes and pray this prayer with all your heart:
Father, by the power by which You are known to be God, let the grace of understanding fall on me right now. Give me the grace to hear from You… Amen.
Repeat this prayer until you feel ready to hear the Lord speak to you through this teaching.
Scripture Guide: Matthew 8:23–28
Verse 24:
“And behold, SUDDENLY, there arose a VIOLENT STORM on the sea, so that the boat was being COVERED UP by the waves. BUT HE WAS SLEEPING.”
Storms in life are often sudden. One moment you're celebrating, and the next, you're overwhelmed.
Even Jesus—while on earth—faced many suddenlies. But because He was the Son of God, He carried a special ingredient within Him:
PEACE.
It was because of this peace that He could sleep through a storm.
Peace = Good Sleep
Jesus was having deep rest while chaos raged around Him.
How?
Could He not hear the disciples shouting? Could He not feel the boat shaking violently or the sound of the storm?
Yet He slept—until He was awakened.
The Peace of God
“And God’s peace shall be yours…”
— Philippians 4:7 (AMP)
The peace mentioned here is not ordinary peace. It is God's own peace—and by grace, you can access and apply it.
This is the peace Jesus used to overcome trials on earth. And you need this peace to stand in the face of adversity.
This peace is different from peace that comes from money, security, or favorable situations. This is divine. It is a grace.
Prayer for Peace
Pause.
Pray this:
Father, I thought I knew what peace was. I thought I had it. But Lord, help me understand this grace called peace. By Your mercy, deliver it into my spirit. Amen.
Fear and the Storm
Jesus was awakened by His disciples’ fear.
“Lord, rescue and preserve us! We are perishing!”
Fear sees death, destruction, and hopelessness—even when none of these are true. Fear creates false conclusions and overwhelms your spirit.
“Do not fret or have anxiety about anything…”
— Philippians 4:6
Fear blocks faith, and Jesus rebuked the disciples for their fear. He knew that peace must precede power.
No Goliath will bow to a heart full of fear.
Fasting without peace is just a hunger strike.
Another Prayer
Pause and Pray:
Lord, let Your very own peace come into my spirit and overcome every trace of fear within me. Give me the grace to receive from You through this peace. Amen.
Peace as Jesus Gave It
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not be afraid.”
— John 14:27
When Jesus ascended into heaven, He left His own peace behind—for you and for me. He no longer needed it, but we do.
This grace of peace that Jesus used to overcome betrayal, pain, and demonic forces is now available to you.
With it, you too can calm the storms in your life.
Final Prayer (for Meditation & Fasting)
Pray this daily. Fast if you can, for 3 or more days, and seek this peace from God.
Father, forgive me for using my own strength to fight battles. Forgive me for thinking I am wiser than I truly am. I acknowledge that fear has made me anxious and upset. Today, I turn to You, Holy Spirit—my Helper and my Teacher.
By Your mercy, release Your own peace upon my life. The same peace Jesus used to overcome betrayal, pain, and even death—that is the peace I ask for now.
The peace that calms storms. Let it come upon me.
Take time to mention your storms by name.
Ask the Lord to send peace over each one—and ask for the grace to sleep amid the storm, just like Jesus did.
Closing Word
May His mercy envelop you, and may you receive the grace to sleep amid storms—because:
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
— John 16:33
THE POWER OF WORDS
Reference Text: The Book of Nehemiah
Focus: Nehemiah Chapter 4
The book of Nehemiah is a powerful book of rebuilding.
But as I read Nehemiah, the Spirit led me not to remain only in chapter 4, but to read the whole book. Because sometimes one chapter gives us the battle, but the whole book reveals the journey.
Nehemiah took it upon himself to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
But Nehemiah was not going to do it by himself.
There was a fire in him. There was a burden in him. There was a force compelling him to do something that had been lying broken for years.
And the fire that was in Nehemiah attracted other people.
People came together with different gifts, different responsibilities and different abilities. We see priests, Levites, men of Tekoa and many individuals taking their place in the rebuilding of the wall.
But something else was attracted by that same fire.
Opposition.
Nehemiah attracted both help and opposition.
And this is something we need to understand spiritually.
When the Lord puts something upon your life, when Christ has taken hold of you and there is a fire burning within you, you will not necessarily attract only people who celebrate what God is doing in you.
You may attract help.
But you may also attract opposition.
Light attracts light—but darkness will also react when light begins to shine.
Nehemiah's rebuilding project became a battleground.
And one of the first weapons the enemy used was not a sword.
It was the mouth.
THE FIRST WEAPON: WORDS
Nehemiah 4 begins with Sanballat becoming angry when he heard that the wall was being rebuilt.
And what did he do?
He mocked the builders.
He ridiculed them.
He questioned their ability.
He said:
“What are these miserable Jews doing?”
Then Tobiah joined in:
“What are they building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”
Look at what the enemy was doing.
Before he physically attacked them, he attacked them with words.
He wanted them to hear something repeatedly until they began to believe it.
“You are miserable.”
“You cannot do it.”
“What you are building is worthless.”
“Your work is too weak.”
“Even a fox can destroy what you are doing.”
And somebody listening to me may feel exactly like those burnt stones.
You may look at your life and say:
“I am nothing but a heap of rubble.”
“I have been through too much.”
“I have failed too many times.”
“I don't think I can rebuild.”
Maybe life has burned you.
Maybe people have broken you.
Maybe your confidence has been destroyed.
Maybe you are looking at yourself and all you can see is burnt rubble.
But I came to remind you:
Burnt rubble does not mean the end of the story.
Nehemiah looked at the rubble and saw a wall.
The enemy looked at the rubble and saw something worthless.
Be careful who gets to interpret your rubble.
Because somebody can look at what remains of your life and tell you, “There is nothing left.”
But God can look at the same rubble and say:
“Build.”
THE POWER OF WORDS
Words have power.
A word can encourage somebody who was ready to give up.
A word can give somebody courage to stand again.
A word can build.
But words can also destroy.
And sometimes the most painful words do not come from strangers.
They come from people whose opinions matter to us.
People close to us.
People we love.
People whose approval we value.
And that is why those words can penetrate so deeply.
The enemy understands that if he can get the right person to say the wrong thing to you, you may begin fighting yourself.
You don't need somebody standing over you anymore.
You begin repeating their words inside your own mind.
“You can't.”
“You won't.”
“You are not good enough.”
“Who do you think you are?”
“Your marriage will never work.”
“Your ministry will never go anywhere.”
“Your business will fail.”
“You will never recover.”
And eventually the voice outside becomes the voice inside.
That is why we must be careful about which words we give authority to.
NEHEMIAH DID NOT ANSWER THE MOCKERY WITH MORE WORDS
Nehemiah 4:4 says:
“Hear us, our God, for we are despised.”
Notice something.
Nehemiah did not waste his strength arguing with Sanballat.
He prayed.
They spoke.
Nehemiah prayed.
They mocked.
Nehemiah prayed.
They threatened.
Nehemiah prayed.
There is a spiritual lesson here.
You do not have to answer every voice that speaks against you.
Some battles are won by refusing to come down from the wall to argue.
Take it to God.
Nehemiah said, in essence:
“God, You have heard what they have said about us.”
And he says “us.”
Why?
Because Nehemiah understood that this was bigger than himself.
He was doing the work of God.
And when you belong to Christ, you are no longer living as though you belong only to yourself.
So when somebody mocks you because of your faith, when somebody despises what God is doing in your life, when somebody ridicules the work God has placed in your hands—
take it to your Father.
You don't have to defend yourself against every accusation.
God hears.
God sees.
God knows.
THE SECOND WEAPON: ANGER AND CONFUSION
The enemy did not stop with words.
When Sanballat and his companions saw that the rebuilding was progressing, they became angry.
Now stop there.
If the work was so useless, why were they so angry that it was progressing?
The wall was being rebuilt.
The rubble was becoming a wall.
The broken places were being restored.
Progress was happening.
And the opposition intensified.
Sometimes the resistance you are experiencing is not evidence that you are failing.
Sometimes it comes while you are making progress.
They then planned to attack Jerusalem.
And Nehemiah tells us that they wanted to:
“create confusion.”
This is important.
The enemy moved from ridicule to confusion.
First:
“You cannot do it.”
Then:
“Let's create confusion.”
Because confusion can stop people from building.
When people are confused, they lose focus.
When they lose focus, they stop building.
When they stop building, the wall remains broken.
So today we can pray:
Mweya wekusekwa — buda!
Mweya weconfusion — buda!
Every voice that has been sent to make you question what God has told you, every confusion that has come to make you abandon what God has placed in your hands—
may clarity come.
STAY ON GUARD
Nehemiah responded by positioning people throughout the city.
They kept watch.
They guarded the vulnerable places.
They were alert.
This teaches us something powerful:
You cannot build carelessly.
You have to build and watch.
You have to work and pray.
You have to move forward while remaining spiritually alert.
The enemy does not always announce himself.
So your spirit must remain awake.
Stay on guard.
Pray.
Discern.
Watch.
Don't become so comfortable because things are going well that you stop watching.
WORSHIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BATTLE
One of the things that stands out in the rebuilding story is the importance of praise and worship.
When you are building and fighting at the same time, you need something that keeps your eyes on God.
Worship.
Praise is not only for when everything has worked out.
Praise is also for when the wall is still unfinished.
Worship when you have answers.
Worship when you have questions.
Worship when the money is there.
Worship when you don't know where the provision will come from.
Worship when the family is peaceful.
Worship when you are fighting for peace.
Worship when the door has opened.
Worship when you are still waiting.
Because worship reminds your spirit:
“God is still God.”
Your circumstances may change.
People may change.
Their words may change.
But God does not change.
So praise Him.
Praise Him again.
And when you have finished praising Him—
praise Him some more.
THE ENEMY DOES NOT STOP BECAUSE YOU ARE ALMOST FINISHED
Then we come to Nehemiah chapter 6.
The wall is almost finished.
There are no gaps left.
And what happens?
Sanballat and his companions send messages to Nehemiah asking him to meet them.
One message.
Another message.
Again and again.
They tried different ways to stop the work.
Why?
Because the enemy knew:
The wall was nearly complete.
This is something somebody needs to hear.
Don't assume that because you are close to completion, opposition will automatically disappear.
Sometimes the pressure increases when you are close to finishing.
The enemy wants you distracted.
He wants you frightened.
He wants you to leave the wall.
He wants you to stop building.
He wants you to come down.
But Nehemiah's response was powerful:
“I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down.”
What a word.
I cannot come down.
I have too much to build.
I have too much to complete.
I have too much that God has entrusted to me.
I cannot come down to answer every voice.
I cannot come down because somebody mocked me.
I cannot come down because somebody sent another message.
I cannot come down because somebody doesn't believe in what God told me.
I must finish the wall.
THE DEVIL WILL SEND LETTER AFTER LETTER
Maybe you have received your own letters.
A letter of rejection.
A letter of disappointment.
A letter of betrayal.
A letter of accusation.
A letter of fear.
A letter from somebody who says:
“You cannot.”
“It's impossible.”
“Give up.”
“Come down.”
But the question is not:
“How many letters has the enemy sent?”
The question is:
“Will I leave the wall?”
Let him send another letter.
Look unto Christ.
Let another voice come.
Look unto Christ.
Let another accusation come.
Look unto Christ.
Let another disappointment come.
Look unto Christ.
Soldier on.
Keep building.
Finish the wall.
FIVE SPIRITUAL WEAPONS FROM NEHEMIAH
1. NEVER STOP PRAYING
When they mocked Nehemiah, he prayed.
When danger came, he prayed.
When opposition increased, he prayed.
Prayer keeps the builder connected to the Builder.
2. DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED BY WORDS
Especially words from people whose opinions matter to you.
Not every voice deserves access to your spirit.
Listen carefully.
Test the words.
And remember:
A person's opinion about you is not automatically God's opinion about you.
3. KEEP YOUR SPIRIT ON GUARD
Build—but watch.
Work—but pray.
Move forward—but remain discerning.
Don't allow yourself to become spiritually asleep.
4. WORSHIP AND PRAISE
Worship in the good times.
Worship in the difficult times.
Worship before the answer.
Worship after the answer.
Praise keeps your eyes on God instead of the noise around you.
5. DON'T COUNT THE ENEMY'S LETTERS—FINISH THE WALL
The enemy may keep speaking.
There may be another message.
Another accusation.
Another attempt to distract you.
But don't spend your entire life answering the enemy.
Look unto Christ.
Keep your hands on the work.
Keep your eyes on God.
And finish what you started.
FINAL WORD
Some of you have been standing beside your own rubble for too long.
You have allowed somebody's words to become your identity.
You have allowed somebody's rejection to become your future.
You have allowed somebody's opinion to become your prophecy.
But today, I want you to look again.
You may see rubble. God sees a wall.
You may see failure.
God may be preparing restoration.
You may see weakness.
God can still build through you.
You may hear:
“What are you doing?”
“Who do you think you are?”
“You can't build that.”
“It will never stand.”
But remember Nehemiah.
They talked while he built.
They mocked while he built.
They threatened while he built.
They sent letters while he built.
And still—
the wall was completed.
So don't let their words stop your hands.
Don't let their voices become louder than God's Word.
Don't come down from the wall.
Pray.
Watch.
Worship.
Build.
And when the enemy sends another letter—
look unto Christ and say:
“I am doing a great work. I cannot come down.”
The wall must be finished.
Amen.
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