Peace in the Storm

Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “ Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. ~ Mark 4:39

Just imagine the fear the disciples must have felt as they were out in the boat in the middle of a terrible storm. The Bible tells us that the waves were beating the boat to the point that the boat was starting to fill up with water. While this was going on, Jesus was asleep! Now I don't know about you, but I have to admit that I would probably be pretty afraid if I was in that boat about to sink. Drowning is not something that I would like to do!

Look at Jesus' response after they woke Him up. He rebuked the wind and commanded the storm to stop! It did exactly what He said. But that's not all. He looked at the disciples and said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?" (Mark 4:40) Wow, what a blow! They were about to lose their lives and Jesus wants to question their faith!

The point is, they were NOT about to lose their lives! When we go by what we SEE, we forget that we already have the answer right there with us. We focus more on the storm instead of the solution. The disciples were focused on the storm and forgot that Jesus was right there in the boat with them. They allowed emotions to cause them to react with fear instead of calling out to Jesus and letting Him help them.

We do the same thing. The doctor may give us a bad report. Our kids may get in trouble. We may be having financial difficulty or our spouse may have walked out on us. We face situations on a daily basis and we have a choice to make. Are we going to be like the disciples and allow fear to overtake us? Or are we going to exercise our faith and cry out to Jesus? Jesus is our peace in the midst of the storm and He will help us in whatever situation we find ourselves in. Isaiah 26:3 says, "You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."

We have to keep our minds on Him. We have to remember His Word and know that His Word will not return void! Don't try to handle the pressures of life all by yourself. Don't allow fear to consume you when something comes that you can't handle. Give it to Jesus and let Him speak peace to the storm! Rest in Him and trust that He will bring you safely through!