Peace In The Mist Of A Storm

By: Delanda S. Johnson

Special to the News

As we enter into the holiday season, have you ever wonder how Joseph and Mary may have felt the night of Jesus’ birth? How at the time of HIS birth there was no room for them anywhere in the City of Bethlehem and that the King wanted to kill Jesus?

However, knowing this they found “Peace in the Mist of A Storm.”

On Saturday, December 1^st; members of the Henderson County Interdenominational Ministers Alliance (IMA) brought a Christmas message to approximately 400 or more inmates at the Coffield Unit in Tenn. Colony, Texas.

Bishop Annell Castille Haney (Church of Living God/Malakoff), Evangelist Alma Berry (Johnson Chapel AME Church/Malakoff), and Elder Ivory J. Givens (Church of Living God/Seagoville) carried a word of hope, love, forgiveness, and faith.

Evangelist Berry (Johnson Chapel) asked, “ Have you ever had a storm in your life? For you see, if you have not, then just wait one will come, but know that there is “Peace in the Mist of a Storm.”

Berry defined the word “stumble” as to get in the way, to sin or error/do wrong, to keep from getting closer to GOD.

“No matter what the situation maybe, no that GOD is there in your mist of a storm. If you look at Daniel, you will find that he found peace in his storm because the king wanted to stop him from praying,” said Berry.

Berry stated that if you find yourself in a situation where you feel that you have no way out or you have self-pity, God will make a way out of no way; that there is “Peace in the Mist of A Storm.”

Bishop Haney stated that GOD is cool when needed to make COOL; hot when needed to make HOT. God is your “Peace in the Mist of A Storm.”

“When Satan is on your trail, just say “Peace Be Still.” Give God all your praise, honor, and glory no matter how you are feeling or how others may make you feel. Call on the name of JESUS in your Mist of a Storm,” said Haney.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Jesus came to a world of deceit, mistrust, envy, lust, etc., but there’s “Peace in the Mist of A Storm,” said Haney.

Haney wanted the inmates to know that Jesus shredded His blood for them so they could have everlasting life. God’s mercy and grace is all you need. This is your “Peace in the Mist of A Storm.”

Elder Givens pointed to a man by the name of Joseph who was a Dreamer. The dreamer was in the mist of a storm from his own family; his brothers. “If you look at Joseph, he was a man who was sold into slavery by his own brother, while his other brothers wanted him dead. Joseph place all his trust and faith in GOD. This was his “Peace in the Mist of A Storm,” said Givens.

Givens stated that you may find yourself in a place or situation where you know that you should not be, but there is “Peace in the Mist of A Storm.”

“Sometimes you must let go and let God handle your problems and not try to handle it yourself. You must not try to fix the problem, but know there’s “Peace in the Mist of A Storm,” said Givens.

Givens stated that we come to Jesus we are filthy rags and our sins can be washed away through the blood of JESUS. Jesus died to set us free and He is our “Peace in the Mist of A Storm.”