One day Jesus and his disciples boarded a boat. He said to them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake.” So they set sail. While they were sailing, he fell asleep. Gale-force winds swept down on the lake. The boat was filling up with water and they were in danger. So they went and woke Jesus, shouting, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” But he got up and gave orders to the wind and the violent waves. The storm died down and it was calm. He said to his disciples, “Where is your faith?” Filled with awe and wonder, they said to each other, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!” (Luke 8:22-25, CEB)
Where is your faith?
I have said a lot lately, the opposite of faith is not doubt, it is certainty.
There were several times when I lived in Wisconsin and was out with friends on their sailboats, I was uncertain about the conditions and what would happen, but I always had faith in the boat and the captain. The person leading us on our adventures knew how to see the conditions and then what to do, and if we listened and helped, everything worked out. I had faith in their abilities.
Jesus was asleep on the boat, so how bad was this storm? And if the disciples see him sleeping, why are they worried? That should show Jesus is at ease if he is sleeping through the storm.
We want to be certain of how things will work, but that leaves no room for faith.
Trust that your life is in the hands of the one who created everything, and then have faith it will work out.
Where is your faith?
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