Jesus can be trusted in the storms of your life - that is what Mark is saying to us when he writes about the storm in the sea of Galilee (4:35-41). The sea of Galilee rests 628 feet below sea level, surrounded by mountains with deep ravines. These ravines serve as gigantic funnels sending whirling winds down onto the lake without notice.
Jesus instructed His disciples to cross the lake and He laid down and took a nap. Suddenly out of nowhere, a storm threatened to sink the boat they were sailing in. The disciples were full of fear. They frantically woke Jesus and accused Him of not caring they were about to sink. Jesus rebukes the wind and speaks to the waves and a great calm came to all. Jesus rebukes the disciples for their hysteria and encouraged them to use their faith when they are caught in storms. Faith, not in themselves, but faith that Jesus' presence brings peace in the midst of the storm.
I heard a story about a train traveling through the night in a very violent
rainstorm. The lightning flashes were almost blinding, the rain hitting the
windows was deafening and the strong gusts of wind rocked the train from side to
side. When the lightening flashed and lighted up the darkness, the passengers
could see the rising water along the tracks. This created terror in the minds
of the passengers. Several passengers noted that through all the noise,
lightening and wind, one of the passengers, a little girl, seemed to be at
perfect peace. The adult passengers couldn’t figure out why the little girl was
so calm during all this excitement. Finally, one passenger asked her, “How is
that you can be so calm when all the rest of us are so worried about what might
or could happen?” The little passenger smiled and said, “My father is the
engineer.”
What is the Holy Spirit saying to you today about the storms in your life?
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