Today’s Scripture: On
that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the
other side." 36 And leaving the crowd,
they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with
him. 37 And a great storm of wind
arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern,
asleep on the cushion; and they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you
not care if we perish?" 39 And he awoke and rebuked
the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind
ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, "Why
are you afraid? Have you no faith?" 41 And
they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who then is this,
that even wind and sea obey him?" Mark 4:35-41
Reflection: Did Jesus
have an inkling that a storm was brewing up and that they were in danger? But
what he does in the boat is still worse; He takes a comfortable place in the
stern, with a cushion for his head to rest on.
It
doesn’t matter whether he knew or not about the coming storm nor does it matter
where he slept and with what kind of a cushion.
A man of faith need not know all this, because he knows that his
heavenly Father has his hand of protection on him.
Such
is the nature of faith, to his chosen ones, that nothing happens unless the
Lord has allowed it to happen and he will make it work for his greater glory
and you will be an instrument which God will use. But be ready and willing to face the storms
of life and do not be perturbed when it comes as the disciples were. Like Jesus
you can sleep peacefully in the face of the oncoming storms of life.
Prayer: Lord,
grant me the faith to believe that you are in control of my life and that you
have allowed the storm for a purpose.
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