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  Calming The Storms  
 
 

Mark 4:35-41
35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side."
36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.
37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.
38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
41 They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"


Jesus rebukes his disciples for fearfulness and little faith. They have not lost complete confidence in Christ. But neither have they learned to trust in him nor fully developed their faith in Him. They are at ease only when they hear him speak and see him taking care of them. They have so little faith that, when the moment of need comes, it is not enough to give them peace and calm.

The disciples are not totally faithless in this incident, as they called for Christ to save them. They knew from the mighty miracles they had witnessed so far, this couldn't be a problem for Jesus. But they fell short in realizing that it makes no difference whether Christ is asleep or awake-He is still the Son of God. And God would not allow His faithful Son to be drowned dead in a sinking boat. After all, He is the one who, ages before, had "shut in the sea with doors, . . . [and] said, 'This far you may come but no farther'" (Job 38:8, 11). Disciples did not apply their faith practically. Faith and fear cannot exist together, for fear paralyzes faith.

What are the storms that raging in our life, think about it. Storms are an integral part of our life. But the question is where do we fix our eyes. Is it in God or is it in storms? Our focus on storms will not do anything good to us, but we need to allow the storms to come into the healing power of Jesus.