Mark 4:38-40 (ESV)
But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?”
Have you ever wished for the superpower of being able to control nature? Imagine being able to tell the wind where to go or being able to control the waves of the sea. Did you know there actually was someone who had the power to do this?
One day Jesus got into a boat with His disciples. He fell asleep while they rowed across the Sea of Galilee. A great storm came over the sea and the disciples were afraid their boat was going to sink. They went and woke Jesus. Jesus stood up and said to the wind and the waves, “Peace, be still!” And the wind and the waves stopped!
Jesus asked the disciples, “Where is your faith?” They had seen all His miracles, yet they still didn’t trust that He was able to keep them safe in the middle of a storm.
Maybe you are going through a storm in your life right now. Maybe the rain is pouring down on you and everything seems against you, like waves trying to sink your boat. Will you trust in Jesus, the One who is able to calm the storm?
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