Calming the Storm

Mark 4:35-41

And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side. And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full. And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction? And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm. And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith? And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders? 

The storm was furious. Jesus was asleep.

The Creator of the universe wasn’t troubled by a consequence of His creation. Seasoned seamen developed wobbly knees and powerless legs, too stressed to notice their abilities under such circumstances in the past. Or else they were simply overwhelmed by the suddenness and magnitude of the storm.

I enjoy sleeping inside a cosy bed in a warm room inside a well-constructed house as a storm rages outside. These guys were out at sea and a furious storm arose. They were probably used to such events at sea, but could not foresee a good outcome with regard to this level of storm.

They called out to Jesus. Jesus was a carpenter’s son, a teacher and a leader but not a sea-man or a fisherman. Strange, though, that seasoned fishermen would hinge their salvation on one who was not of their profession. Nevertheless, Jesus calmed the storm without much fanfare. He did not just reduce it, he completely quieted it. You could almost visualize the boat’s other passengers breathing heavily, at nothing! No more storm.

Jesus is well able to hush the storm that rages in your life, even now. He can quieten whatever storm you find yourself in, whether you brought it on yourself or if it was beyond your control. Instead of grappling with the steering wheel, why don’t you let Him take control?