The disciples were absolutely terrified.
"Who is this man?"
they asked each other.
"Even the wind and waves obey him!"
Mark 4:41 NLT
The storm stopped.
In an instant.
The waves stopped.
It's dead calm.
In the middle of the night
In the middle of the lake
I imagine the clouds clear completely and all there is is stars...
And Jesus.
And the boys thought they were afraid in the storm...now they're terrified!
They've seen power at work that they cannot understand or fathom.
They have a man in the boat who can control the wind.
And the waves
Absolute authority and control.
What's their question?
"Who is this man?"
What we've seen doesn't fit with Jesus being a good teacher, chatting about seeds and plants and a new kingdom.
There's something more here!
And it's scary!
Our culture would like to contain Jesus too. Contain him as just a good teacher who talked about loving one another.
But there's more to Jesus than that.
You'd think that glimpse of Jesus display of absolute authority over creation would be enough, but they still didn't really 'get' Jesus.
And neither do I really.
I need reminding
That's why it's good to get together and sing and pray and worship and get another glimpse of Jesus
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