Jesus storm-chasers
Chapter 3 of The Church of the Perfect Storm was written by Stephan Joubert. We all know we are created in God’s image and designed to follow Jesus. Neuroscientists have determined that we have a “God-spot” in the temporal lobes of our brains that is activated during spiritual activities; therefore, “we are biologically wired to long for God!” (page 44) How about that? If we could only remember that wiring in our day-to-day activities, it would make it easier to follow Jesus’ example in chasing storms.
Jesus came to this earth with a new honor: a slave. True Jesus-followers and storm-chasers must carry that slave honor as well and empty ourselves of everything to welcome would-be family members into God’s household.
As true storm-chasers, we must be like fish out in the midst of the storm, not hiding out in the “aquarium” (church buildings). Fish who spend all their time in controlled aquariums can’t survive once they’re dumped out into the sea. Jesus-followers can’t spend all their time in church buildings; they won’t survive out among the people they’re trying to save from the storm. We need to become living expressions of Jesus, staying close to God as we head deeper into the storm (page 51).
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