Who It Is That Calms The Storms
Psalms 107:29 “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.”
Mark 4:37-39 “And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”
I often think about how scared the disciples were at this time? The waves are rising high and slapping against the side of the boat, overcoming the side of the boat. Slowly the boat is moving slower and slower due to the amount of water filling the boat increasing. Disciples with their buckets in hand, are tossing bucket loads of water over the side of the boat, but all in vain for the water continues to fill the boat faster than they can expel it. Fear overcoming them with every wave and crash of lightning, every inch of water that begins to fill the boat, and as the boat moves slower and slower. In fear for their lives being caused by the raging storm drives them to turn to the one who they know and has been proved could calm the storm. Upon approaching him, they find him asleep, without a care about the storms raging about him at all. This I am sure of upsets them that they are fearing for their lives, and doing all they can to stop the boat from sinking, while Christ is sleeping and as they see it, not taking any part in helping stop the boat from sinking. They approach him and awake him, and shake him and arouse him from his sleep rather violently, and said to him, “Master, don’t you care if we perish.” I am sure this bothered Christ, because he has already shown them that he is the son of God, and they probably grew up singing the Psalms as kids, and he didn’t understand why they did not trust that God would calm the waves. Christ arose and proclaimed just as it says in Psalms “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still,” and the wind ceased and the was a great calm.
A lot of times we are just like the disciples, when troubles come we become worried and panic thinking we will be overcome by the waves. Yet all we have to do is turn to our Savior and Master, reach out with our hand and he will calm the storm. Sometimes like in this case he will let the storm rage, and rage, it will seem like there is no end. Then he stretches out his hand and calms the storm brewing in our hearts, and speaks sweet peace to our hearts. A peace that we know come from our Master who cares about us, who knows what cares we have and will not have us to perish, but rather wants to draw us to him.
Nahum 1:7 “The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.”
The Lord is our stronghold in our days of trouble, and he will calm the storms of life when they blow, and the gales arise. He knows us and remembers us always, who put our trust in him. So when the strong winds blow, and life’s troubles seem to find no end, remember the Lord is our strong hold, and the storms of life are under his hand and he will calm them and speak peace to our hearts, if we will turn to him and say Master.
Mark 4:37-39 “And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”
I often think about how scared the disciples were at this time? The waves are rising high and slapping against the side of the boat, overcoming the side of the boat. Slowly the boat is moving slower and slower due to the amount of water filling the boat increasing. Disciples with their buckets in hand, are tossing bucket loads of water over the side of the boat, but all in vain for the water continues to fill the boat faster than they can expel it. Fear overcoming them with every wave and crash of lightning, every inch of water that begins to fill the boat, and as the boat moves slower and slower. In fear for their lives being caused by the raging storm drives them to turn to the one who they know and has been proved could calm the storm. Upon approaching him, they find him asleep, without a care about the storms raging about him at all. This I am sure of upsets them that they are fearing for their lives, and doing all they can to stop the boat from sinking, while Christ is sleeping and as they see it, not taking any part in helping stop the boat from sinking. They approach him and awake him, and shake him and arouse him from his sleep rather violently, and said to him, “Master, don’t you care if we perish.” I am sure this bothered Christ, because he has already shown them that he is the son of God, and they probably grew up singing the Psalms as kids, and he didn’t understand why they did not trust that God would calm the waves. Christ arose and proclaimed just as it says in Psalms “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still,” and the wind ceased and the was a great calm.
A lot of times we are just like the disciples, when troubles come we become worried and panic thinking we will be overcome by the waves. Yet all we have to do is turn to our Savior and Master, reach out with our hand and he will calm the storm. Sometimes like in this case he will let the storm rage, and rage, it will seem like there is no end. Then he stretches out his hand and calms the storm brewing in our hearts, and speaks sweet peace to our hearts. A peace that we know come from our Master who cares about us, who knows what cares we have and will not have us to perish, but rather wants to draw us to him.
Nahum 1:7 “The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.”
The Lord is our stronghold in our days of trouble, and he will calm the storms of life when they blow, and the gales arise. He knows us and remembers us always, who put our trust in him. So when the strong winds blow, and life’s troubles seem to find no end, remember the Lord is our strong hold, and the storms of life are under his hand and he will calm them and speak peace to our hearts, if we will turn to him and say Master.
posted by James | 7:53 AM
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