Matthew 8:23-27

²³ And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

²⁴ And see, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was asleep.

²⁵ So they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are dying.”

²⁶ And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

²⁷ And the men were shocked, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

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trusting Jesus in the storm

The disciples trusted Jesus enough to obey him when he told them to cross the lake, but when the storm came, they were not sure his presence was enough.

We should be careful about criticizing the disciples for this, because it is going to happen to us as well. Storms will come, and Jesus will seem to be sleeping. We will probably panic and pray for help. Like the disciples, we are not doubting that Jesus is with us. We just pay too much attention to the storm, and not enough to the fact of his presence.

LORD, help us to pay more attention to who you are than in what we are experiencing.