March 25
2019
Where is Your Faith?
Now it happened, on a certain day, that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out. But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!” Luke 8: 22-25
The disciples walked with Jesus.
They saw Him perform miracles regularly.
And yet, when the waves rose and the water raged, they, seasoned fisherman, panicked, even though Jesus was physically in the boat with them.
They understood that He could heal the sick and feed the multitudes but they had not yet seen Him command the wind and the waves.
They knew the ferociousness and unpredictability of the sea.
But as of yet, they didn’t know the Jesus who could calm the sea with a word.
We are often like the disciples.
We trust Jesus in many areas of our lives, mostly the areas we have had experience with Him in.
But when it comes to ferocious and raging issues, issues that we sometimes believe we understand better than Jesus because of our skillset, we, like the disciples cry out
“Master, Master, we are perishing!”
Faith is trusting Jesus with all parts of our lives, especially those parts of our lives that we haven’t seen Him command yet.
Oh that we wouldn’t marvel as the disciples did, but trust that He will speak to the wind and the waters in our lives, every time.
Question for Discussion
Do you have areas of your life that you haven’t handed over to Jesus as of yet?