Mark 4:35-41 NLT
As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?” When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”
Two quick thoughts here:
1. ”(all though other boats followed).”
If the disciples were freaking out, I wonder what was going on in the people’s minds in those other boats?
And what were they thinking when it went from the storm to ”great calm.”
2. While this storm was going on, obviously strong enough to cause seasoned fishermen to think they were doomed, Jesus was sleeping soundly.
He calmed the storm with three words, ”Silence! Be still!”
And then He ask them, ”Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
Can I have the faith to say ”Silence! Be still!!” to the storms in my life?
And sleep soundly, with the faith to know that God will accomplish His will with my life when my will is tied tightly and submitted to His will and mission.
Amen!! 🙏🏻❤️
