Even the Winds and Waves

 Jesus Calms the Storm, 1995

by Laura Jame

Jesus Calms the Storm

Matthew 8

 23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. 24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

 26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm.

 27 The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!”

I truly marvel over the words of Jesus! I love that He did in fact come and live on earth in flesh so that I can learn from Him. “Even the winds and waves obey Him!” This is true even today!

When the Storm Hits...

When a storm hits in our lives, or a problem comes our way, we do often turn to prayer. It really does bother me that in my past it took the hard times to get me to talk to my wonderful creator and best friend. And like the disciples we get desperate and cry out to God to save us. I know that God always hears us and He does truly want us to cry out to Him and rely on Him but it sure is better when we do it every day, begging to be closer to Him, crying out for more of HIM!  The more we know Him in a true relationship, we don’t have to get frantic and scared of the storm. We can rely on faith and stand up to the storm and rebuke it with few words. Even the winds and the waves will obey our words in Jesus’ sweet and powerful name! When I recognize the manifest presence of Jesus in my life- see Him standing there on the boat with me- I will have no fear, and will not lose my faith. I can have bigger faith and it only takes the faith of a mustard seed (how truly great is that?!).

I love big hairy prayers! I love heart cries to my God! I love that my dry bones and thirsty guts are in need of my creator God. I have nothing to fear but the idea of turning away from God or becoming too comfortable in the world again. My cries often are in rejoice of my God saving me not once, but daily. I can truly look at the storm and tell it how big My God is and not have to tell my God how big the storm is. Jesus taught me that!

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