Mark 4:35-41 (The Message)Late that day he said to them, "Let's go across to the other side." They took him in the boat as he was. Other boats came along. A huge storm came up. Waves poured into the boat, threatening to sink it.
And Jesus was in the stern, head on a pillow, sleeping! They roused him, saying, "Teacher, is it nothing to you that we're going down?"
Awake now, he told the wind to pipe down and said to the sea, "Quiet! Settle down!"
The wind ran out of breath; the sea became smooth as glass. Jesus reprimanded the disciples: "Why are you such cowards? Don't you have any faith at all?"
They were in absolute awe, staggered. "Who is this, anyway?" they asked. "Wind and sea at his beck and call!"
Jesus wasn't just trying to belittle them. He was asking a real question about their faith.
So...why are we such cowards?
Lots of reasons. Big storms could kill us. Situations get out of our control. We could drown. We get afraid. We see problems that are greater than our resources.
And...maybe we don't really trust Him, although we'll sure go wake Him up when we get scared.
After all, "who is he?"
He is the one that we can trust, no matter what. In that truth, there is a bravery greater than our own.
Grace, Peace, and See you this Sunday --
Adam
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