Continue with Silencing A Terrifying Storm

The experienced seamen work frantically to steer the boat. No doubt they have maneuvered through storms before. But this time they are at the end of their resources. Fearing for their lives, they wake Jesus up. 'Master, do you not care? We are sinking!' They exclaim. 'Save us, we are going to drown!'

Rousing himself, Jesus commands the wind and the sea: "Hush! Be quiet!" And the raging wind stops and the sea becomes calm. Turning to his disciples, he asks: 'Why are you so fearful? Do you not yet have any faith?'

At that, an unusual fear grips the disciples. 'Who really is this man?' They ask one another, 'for he orders even the winds and the water , and they obey him.'

What power Jesus displays! How reassuring it is to know that our King has power over the natural elements and that when his full attention is directed toward our earth during his Kingdom rule, all people will dwell in security from terrifying calamities!

Sometime after the storm subsides, Jesus and his disciples arrive safely on the eastern shore. Perhaps the other boats were spared the intensity of the storm and safely returned home. Mark 4:35-5:1; Matthew 8:18; 23-27; Luke 8:22-26.

Next time: An Unlikely Disciple

The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, 1991