Peace Through the Storm

SCRIPTURE: Luke 8:22-25
²² One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. ²³ As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

²⁴ The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”

He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. ²⁵ “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.

In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

OBSERVATION: The disciples have Jesus in the boat with them when a dangerous storm suddenly overtakes their boat. They are furiously working to try to keep from being swamped and going down. Meanwhile, Jesus is asleep. They wake him because they are afraid they are all doomed to die. Jesus remains calm and can't understand why they are so fearful. "Where's your faith?", he asks.

APPLICATION: I have been where the disciples were. Heart pounding out of my chest and my mind consumed with worry over what seemed an impossible crisis that could destroy us or our family. I need to remember what the disciples learned here; that when God is with us, we have nothing to fear. No matter what the circumstances look like, if I stay in the boat with Jesus, nothing can touch me unless it is his will. If he allows it, then it is for my instruction and I need to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. I can have peace during the midst of turmoil knowing that he is the captain of my ship.

PRAYER: Thank you Father, for loving me and being my protection against and through every storm. You will give me perfect peace when my mind is staid on you. Oh, how I need to keep this in mind at all times. Help me to call on you in every situation and to trust you even when I see waves that are higher than my head. In Jesus' Name, Amen.