And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. They were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?” (Matthew 8:23-27, NRSV)
Jesus was asleep. That should have been enough for the disciples, right?
I mean if Jesus isn’t worried about the storm and is sleeping then it is probably nothing for the disciples to worry about…
And were they really perishing? They thought they were…
And when Jesus calmed the storm, they marveled at what had happened…
They were amazed our reading says.
But if we can trust Jesus, we won’t need to wake Him, or worry. Even in the storms He will calm us and be with us to see us through.
And to me that is the biggest marvel of all.
Even knowing who I really am, He still is with me, and walks through the storms of my life, even the ones I cause, to see me safely through.
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