The text is Mark 4:35-41.

Jesus just finished up a long day, teaching many people on the Kingdom of God. He withdraws across the lake with his disciples. All of a sudden a storm breaks out, throwing waves onto the boat and freaking out the disciples.
Jesus, being fully God and fully man, was sleeping, probably very fatigued from the long day, if he was able to sleep through such a violent storm.
The disciples, rather than acting on faith and trusting their lives in Jesus’ hands, awoke him and questioned his love for them. Their question represented the fear in their heart and lack of faith in Jesus. Does Jesus not even care that we drown? Is he oblivious to our needs? Is he really and truly in control of all things? Even this storm? Doubt. Fear. Idolatry. Pride. Anxiety.

Jesus spoke and rebuked the storm. Immediately, it stopped. And, immediately, he rebuked his disciples. He was, in essence saying to them, “Where is your faith? Why do you doubt me? Why do you fear? What makes you think a created storm is bigger than me, its Creator?”

Then the disciples were filled with a different type of fear. A reverence and awe type of fear filled them. It was a worshipful fear.
In the face of the storm, never doubt the authority of Jesus. He is the Lord of all creation. By Him and through Him were all things created and brought into existence and nothing exists outside of Him (Colossians 1).
FIX your gaze on His face. Trust in the absolute authority and power of Jesus. Don’t doubt Him. If you do, He is patient to answer you and always forgiving. If you don’t, but instead face the storm with joy, trusting Jesus, you grow and become more perfect and complete, lacking in nothing (James 1).

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