“And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!” (Matthew 8:23-27)
The disciples had the Savior in the boat with them, yet they were afraid that they would drown in the storm. Jesus responded to their fear by asking them, “Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?” As believers, Jesus is our righteousness, and He will keep us in the right path, if we follow Him. The wicked man, who does not have Jesus in his heart, will be thrown out of the boat and will drown in the stormy sea. What the disciples had was a lack of faith in Jesus. We have all had those moments.
In Mark 4:35, we are given another piece of the story. Jesus told the disciples, “Let us pass over unto the other side.” Notice He did not say, “Let us go to the middle of the lake and drown in a storm.” We can trust what Jesus says and we can trust Him to do what He says. The same Creator who has the power to calm the winds and the waves, can still the troubled waters in each of our lives. We must simply learn to trust Him to do what he has promised.
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