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My morning reading was in Mathew. In chapter five to seven Jesus tells his disciples how to live their lives, to believe in him and how to live a life satisfying to the Father. He performed miracles. He told them how to pray; He showed them who He was. He was the Messiah, the promised One. After demonstrating who He was, Jesus and the disciples enter a boat. Being Jesus found a place to fall asleep, it must have been a fairly large boat. There was a large storm and waves were washing over the boat and everyone was worried about perishing. I’m sure they were incredulous that Jesus was fast asleep and not concerned for their welfare or His for that matter. Who does that?
It is clear they hadn’t fully absorbed what had taken place the previous days. That’s why Jesus accused them of having little faith. One would expect a new believer to have little faith but not them. They’ve had some real experience with the Son of the living God. He told them not to worry about food, raiment, or anything else. He would take care of them. They still had their feet in the old kingdom of this world. When Jesus told the wind and the waves to be calm, they questioned what kind of man He was. They hadn’t come to grip with who Jesus was.
We live in a world full of worry. There’s a lot out there to fret about. Will the whole world go bankrupt? Maybe. Will there be World War Three? How will mankind survive with so many possible calamities?
Jesus told us everything to expect in our lives. You can find Him sleeping somewhere in the boat. He doesn’t mind being awakened to your problem; in fact, He already knows about our problems. He just doesn’t want us to question His love for us. We understand that Jesus paid it all. We are His brothers and sisters. He loves us. If he knows how many hairs are on everyone’s head, and created all the stars and calls them by name, then we pretty much have nothing to worry about.
Knowing the Father is eternal life. Knowing the Son gives us access to His throne. Have a wonderful day; He is taking care of everything. He doesn’t need our help.