The disciples felt the day of
their death had come and that there on the sea, in the midst of a violent
storm, they were going to perish. In an
act of panic they turned to Jesus to save them.
He did, but not before asking them “Why are you afraid, you men of
little faith?” (Matt. 8:26).
Odd question, don’t you
think? Everything in your training says
it’s over. The storm is ragging, the
wind is blowing, everything is getting soaking wet, and there is no help in
sight. What do you mean, “Why are you
afraid?”
When life is coming apart we
can turn to fear and panic or Jesus and peace.
Panic probably comes easier than peace, but panic is a wrong decision
for one who trusts in the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
After Jesus had calmed the
storm at sea and in the hearts of the disciples they asked, “What kind of a man
is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” (vs. 27). What kind of man is He? The God-Man, in
fact. God with us. Immanuel.
God’s loving response to the deepest needs of the human heart.
Jesus, Lord of lords and King
of kings, is present today still
stunning us with His power and His love.
Come what may, Jesus is who He says He is. In Him our lives are covered
by grace, and mercy is the very air we breathe. As the seventeenth century
hymns says, "Be Still, My Soul; the Lord is on thy side."[1] Don’t waste the grace.
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