Lyle's Blog

Mark 4: 36 to 41 gives the account of the disciples and Jesus boarding a boat and while Jesus napped, a terrible storm came up.  The disciples naturally were fearful of perishing and woke Jesus to accuse Him of not caring about them perishing.  Jesus rebuked the wind and the waves and there was total calm.  Then they question what kind of man Jesus was.  I assume they woke Him and expected Jesus to do something.  Maybe they wanted help bailing out the boat.  Jesus was annoyed by their lack of faith and rebuked them.  Suddenly they pondered who He was and were fearful of His power.  He rebuked the wind and the waves and then them.  They should have known; they’d witnessed miracles before but not of this magnitude.  Jesus expects us to pay attention to what He does to build our faith.

It’s interesting to note what Jesus was doing during the storm, sleeping.  If we are to be like Christ then I guess we are to behave in the same way.  The storms of life are all around us.  Do we worry and fret like the disciples or do we take a rest and ignore the chaos of the world?

Many times I forget who Jesus is and therefore, who I am.  He said if I obey His commandments, if the Holy Spirit enters my life, then I and others who do the same would do greater things than He did.  After deciding to follow Christ we must decide to pray and expect results.  It’s not a matter if God is willing to heal someone or draw someone to Him; what matters are we willing to pray and have the audacity to believe.

Faith starts out as a little thing.  By stepping out on faith, one step at a time, our faith grows into a huge tree where others of less faith can be encouraged.  God is a rewarder of those that have faith; it is impossible to please God if we have no faith.