Who is like you, Lord God Almighty? You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you. You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them. Psalm 89:8-9
After a long day of teaching and healing Jesus and His disciples get in a boat to cross over to the other side of the sea of Galilee. Jesus is tired so He goes to sleep in the back of the boat. The disciples have been watching Jesus work miracle after miracle and minister to hundreds. But when a fierce storm arises in their life they quickly panic and start to question Jesus’ care for them.
Matthew tells us that Jesus got up and, “rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!” (Matthew 8:26-27). The disciples continued to be amazed by Jesus because they had yet to fully grasp that He is the Lord Almighty spoken of in Psalm 89.
What should amaze us, isn’t that Jesus has the power to calm our storms, but that we would ever doubt His care for us. Jesus is almighty, ever faithful and eternally loving. You can trust His care for you.
Is there a storm raging in your life or the life of someone you know? Ask Jesus to give you His unshakable peace and still the storm in your heart.
After a long day of teaching and healing Jesus and His disciples get in a boat to cross over to the other side of the sea of Galilee. Jesus is tired so He goes to sleep in the back of the boat. The disciples have been watching Jesus work miracle after miracle and minister to hundreds. But when a fierce storm arises in their life they quickly panic and start to question Jesus’ care for them.
Matthew tells us that Jesus got up and, “rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!” (Matthew 8:26-27). The disciples continued to be amazed by Jesus because they had yet to fully grasp that He is the Lord Almighty spoken of in Psalm 89.
What should amaze us, isn’t that Jesus has the power to calm our storms, but that we would ever doubt His care for us. Jesus is almighty, ever faithful and eternally loving. You can trust His care for you.
Is there a storm raging in your life or the life of someone you know? Ask Jesus to give you His unshakable peace and still the storm in your heart.