22One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. 23As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
24The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”
He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. 25“Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.
In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.” (Luke 8:22-25)
Thoughts: Jesus spoke to the wind and waves and they calmed down. He could have waved a wand or thrown some dust in the air or said a long liturgy or gone into a trance to still the wind and waves. But the Word of Jesus is enough and it is powerful enough to calm the wind and waves. It was God who spoke into the chaos and light and the world were created.
Jesus asked them, "Where is your faith?" Matthew has Jesus saying, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" The accusation of lack of faith is not because a storm came. It was not that bad things don't happen to those who follow Jesus. But their lack of faith was in Jesus' ability to calm the storm. They were afraid and amazed at His power (vs. 25). Jesus would encourage us to believe that He has power over the storm. The weather forecaster does not have power- in fact- they can often be wrong. Jesus doesn't just predict the weather, He changes it and calms the storm. He is able to rescue His people and give peace to us. He is able to change our fears into peace just as He is able to change a storm into stilled waters.
Prayer: Lord, help me to believe and not be afraid.
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