the third thing you do when
you face a crisis and they will come is rely
on GOD’s control.
mark 4:39 (niv), JESUS got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “quiet! be still!”
then the winds died down and it was completely calm.
this is the incredible power that JESUS
demonstrated over nature. the storm is
about to capsize the boat and JESUS says, “quiet! be still!” that’s really kind of a wimpy
translation. the greek literally means
JESUS said, “sit down and shut up!” HE
wakes up and says to the winds and the waves, “sit down and shut up!” instant quiet. placid seas.
actually there are two miracles
here. first the winds stopped
instantly. we’ve all been in situations
where the winds stopped instantly. but
if you’ve ever been out in a storm in a boat you know that even after the winds
quit, the waves still keep going for a long period of time. it takes time for a sea to quiet. so it says that not only did the winds stop
but the lake went absolutely placid.
double miracles. amazing
power!
what is the point of all that? just to show off? no.
JESUS did that to point out that nothing is beyond GOD’s control.
absolutely nothing.
just a thought from the front porch…
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