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How many times has God assured us of something, yet, as soon as things get a bit shaky, we begin to fret? Trust me we arenāt alone. Iām Rocc. This is another thread and itās shorter than usual SO strap in and letās get started!
This story takes place in the gospel of Luke, after Jesus is done teaching a series of parables (which i highly recommend you go and read. Luke 8. Really great teachings!)
One day, Jesus is like āaye yal letās get in this boat and go to the other sideā the disciples are like āaight, bet!ā
As they sailed, Jesus went to sleep. Just picture this. The Lord of all creation. The Son of Man. Savior of the World. Knocked out on a ship
As He was sleep, a windstorm came down on the lake, causing their ship to start taking in water. And they LOST IT!! āMASTER! AYE MASTER WE IS FINNA DIE DONāT YOU CARE?!ā
Jesus wakes up, rebukes the storm and causes a calm to come. And He asks them a question that I know for a fact Heās had to ask me. And Iām sure Heās had to ask you too. āWhere is your faithā
Me and the disciples were both like
Me and the disciples were both like
They were SHOOK! āMan what manner of man is this that the winds and waves listen to His command?!ā
Here is why this passage is so important:
1. It shows that sometimes Jesus will step back during where weāre being tested. Here it was shown through Jesus going to sleep but in our lives, sometimes the answer wonāt come right away. Why? Iām glad you asked
2. The trials of life are used to grow our faith. Would it have made sense for Jesus to calm the storm before it occurred? Would it make sense for Him to give you what youāve prayed for as soon as youāve asked it? In both of these scenarios, how much faith is being produced?
3. The disciples, just like us, missed the whole key at the beginning. Jesus literally told them āLet US go over to the other sideā. Meaning Heās gonna be on the boat. Meaning that if He said yal are gonna make it, why fret over a wind storm?!
3A. You got a whole Jesus on board and you fretting over a windstorm. If He said yal are gone make it then thatās exactly what He meant. Sometimes we panic as if Jesus isnāt on our ships...well let me ask this: is Jesus the captain of your ship or is it still you?
Jesus even asked them where their faith was, because, again, He told them that they were gonna make it to the other side. So if Heās not a man that He should lie, why are you panicking as if Heās ever gone back on His word before?
Faith and fear cannot coexist. One will give way to the other. And we must be willing to trust Him at His word and believe that, regardless of what the outside circumstances look like, Heās still God. Heās still in control and He still calms even the mightiest of storms.
And Iām not saying that things wonāt scare us, but thatās different that having fear. You can still hold onto your faith and be scared. When you are in fear your faith is snatched away.
Iāll say this and then Iām in my seat. If He brought you through the last storm you thought was going to take you out, what makes you think He wonāt do it again? Whatever it is that Heās promised you Heād do, believe that He will. And continue to be faithful and steadfast!
Thatās all for this one guys, I love yal and Iām praying for each of you. Yal be blessed!
