Peace be Still!
After preaching on a Galileen shore,
Jesus grew tired and requested His disciples take Him by boat to a shore
across the way. The Sea of Galilee can be unpredictable, and without warning, a
storm arose. The gale tossed the boat as if it were a toothpick. Expert
fishermen, who should be capable swimmers, feared they would drown. The squall
shrieked with violence.
Jesus slept while
the waves raged, but the men felt terror.
The guys shouted
above the noise of the storm, “Don’t you care if we drown?”
Jesus woke
up, looked about Him, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still.” The winds ceased
and calm came once more to the sea.
As I read
this passage, I asked the Lord, “Why don’t you just say cease, and the fires in
California would go out?”
He gave me
no answer.
No matter.
He has reasons, but I know one word could change all conditions.
“Cease.”
After Jesus
calmed the winds on the Sea of Galilee, He said to the disciples, “Why are you
so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
The
disciples had seen Jesus perform miracle after miracle, yet they were amazed
when he saved them from the deep blue sea. They spoke among themselves and
asked, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey Him!”
We are in
that same, “no faith boat.” We don’t
believe He controls all circumstances and can change them in the blink of an
eye.
I am hoping that
despite my faith, or lack thereof, Jesus will perform miracles. After all, the disciples had
none, and they received a blessing.
No comments:
Post a Comment