Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt
“And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” (Mark 4:39)
That is so cool to me! The word “rebuke” can mean “get out and sit down.” The words “Peace! Be still!” literally means “to muzzle or silence.” What Jesus literally said to that storm was, “Sit down and shut up!”
You notice that Jesus did not keep the storm from striking the boat, but He did keep the storm from sinking the boat. When Jesus told those disciples they were going to cross over He didn’t promise them a smooth sailing. He just guaranteed a safe landing. You notice what it says in Chapter 5, verse 1? “They came to the other side of the sea…” just like Jesus said they would.
Now, let’s learn the real lesson that is found in this miracle, because Jesus asked the disciples a question that He asks you and me every time we go through a storm.
“He said to them, ‘Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?’” (Mark 4:40)
There are two lessons here. There is a lesson about fear and a lesson about faith. Every time you face a storm in your life you will face it in one of two ways. You will either face it with fear or you will face it with faith. What is the difference? It is very simple. Fear looks at the storm. Faith looks at the Savior.
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