Fear in the storm

Matthew 8:23-27

Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.  Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.  The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

As we continue through Lent, I am continuing to talk about the extraordinary things that Jesus did while on earth as an ordinary man.  If you have ever been on a boat during a big storm, you would naturally have a bit of fear.  I remember a time that my dad, sister and I went fishing on our boat, I was about 10 at the time.  It was rough, we got wet and I know that I experienced fear.

Imagine being in the middle of a large body of water, in a small boat.  The waves sweeping over the boat.  No doubt, each of us would likely be like the disciples, a bit scared.  There here is one person in the boat just taking a nap.  He wakes up and basically laughs at you for being afraid. 

And just like that, Jesus rebuked the winds and the waves and all was calm.  I can hardly get my son to listen to me at times and here is Jesus, controlling the winds and the waves.  Again, we see how Christ came to earth as an ordinary man yet lived an extraordinary life.  What a mighty God we serve!