Stillness in the Storm

Mark 4:38-39

38 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. Frantically they woke him up, shouting, "Teacher, don't you even care that we are going to drown?"

39 When he woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the water, "Quiet down!" Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm.


To say that the world finds itself in a terrible tempest is an understatement. The winds and waves of financial turmoil are crashing in on a lot of lives. Boats are filling up and passengers are at their wits end! Like the scenario described above, even those closest to Jesus can wonder whether he cares when faced with such a furious frenzy of circumstance.

Lord, don't you care? Well, of course He does, silly, he's in the same boat! How could Jesus sleep while others are tossing and turning, literally?! He knows the master of the wind. His focus was upon the Father not the fury outside. The scripture tells us that the things we see are temporary, but the things we don't see are eternal.

It also tells us that if we observe the wind we won't sow. In other words, it's not productive to be preoccupied with our circumstances rather then our Savior. While it flies in the face of conventional wisdom, when a storm hits, it's time to focus on the creator and what he is capable of NOT on how bad it looks! I don't think the Lord minded the wake up call, it was the attitude with which the boys called that irked him. Calvary is all the picture we need to know his concern for us. While the disciples hadn't seen that picture of love displayed as yet, they had certainly seen enough of what Jesus was up to, to realize and remember his compassion.

If you want to see the miraculous, if you are in the midst of the storm of your life, talk to Jesus. Don't whimper or whine but honestly surrender what you can't fix to his power. He said in addressing the storm, "Peace, be still." The result was a tranquility that was supernatural! Let him speak to you and let the peace of God that passes understanding keep your heart and mind as you throw your care upon the only one who has the capacity to handle it all, the Lord Jesus Christ!

You say, "Scott I'm not even sure that it'll work." Well what have you got to lose except a lot of sleep and anxiety! He is there my friend, talk to Him and find out for yourself!