A sudden storm arises. The disciples, on a boat at sea, are scared out of their minds. This crisis is not a “what if” worry but an “it’s actually happening” high alert. With each gale of wind that hits them in the face, another fierce wave threatens to sink them. It’s not looking good.
Then they remember that Jesus is on the boat with them. (He happens to be sleeping, a detail deserving of its own musings.) Maybe if they ask, He can do something about this storm. So they do, in a not-so-nice, panicked kind of way. But Jesus understands the desperate tone; He gets it. And He also gets credit for what happens next:
“The wind ceased, and there was great calm.”
Disaster averted, Jesus style.
The disciples are of course awed, but there’s now a soul-searching lesson to be learned. Jesus challenges them point blank, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
Those are questions for myself as well. Why am I ever afraid when Jesus is with me? When I think about all the storms He’s brought me through (every one of them, but who’s counting?), then why would I assume He’d sleep through the latest crisis? That’s not His history. That’s not His nature. Not ever.
The most critical of circumstances bow before Him. The scariest of possibilities cringe at His feet. Jesus is His powerful name, and I will trust in Him.
(See Mark 4:35-41 for this biblical account.)
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