Why Are We Fearful?

 

Mathew 8: 23-27

Wind and Wave Obey Jesus

²³ Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. ²⁴ And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. ²⁵ Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

²⁶ But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. ²⁷ So the men marveled, saying, Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

Neither wind nor wave disturbed Jesus as he slept in the boat while the disciples were frantic with fear. Jesus knew he had power over the storm but the disciples had to learn to put their trust in him.  This certainly was a dramatic illustration  and reminds us that we too mist not fear, even when the "storm" seems to be raging out of control.  Our imaginations create the worst scenarios, and exaggerate the paltry reality.to the point of paralysis.  Jesus asks us the same question he posed to his disciples: "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?"  Let that question be our mantra today and help us wake up to the reality that indeed, there is nothing to fear if Jesus is iin the boat with us.

Bro. Rene