WHERE IS YOUR FAITH?

Luke 8:22-25 / Keywords 8:24

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.

 

Jesus Calms the Storm

8:22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us 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.”

Footnotes

b. Luke 8:26 Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes; also in verse 37

1. When storms of life come, it can be sudden, uncontrollable, and feel like it will rip our world apart. Jesus rebuked the wind and the raging waters and calmed the storm. To the shocked disciples, Jesus asked, "Where is your faith?"

2. When storms come, it reminds us how fragile our lives are and how little we control in the world. Following Jesus doesn't mean we'll have a storm-free life. But we can grow in faith that God's goodness and power is greater than any storm. If we can entrust our own lives into God's hands, maybe we can dare to do even greater things than we could ever imagine.

Prayer Lord, when I am fearful, give me faith to trust in you, even in the biggest storms of life. You have come to know our suffering and death and have overcome.

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