“Why Are You So Afraid?

Do You Still Have No Faith?”

That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

Mark 4:35-41

We need to trust Jesus to take care of us. We cannot do it on our own.

Jesus had instructed His disciples to cross over to the other side of the Sea of Galilee and then He went to sleep in the boat. A quick and violent storm came up. The disciples dripped as much fear and anxiety as water from the waves. They woke Jesus. They asked Him if He cared about whether they drowned.

We all experience storms, persecutions, financial troubles, illnesses, disappointments, and loneliness. Jesus does not always prevent them. But He has promised never to leave us nor forsake us. He will keep us calm in the storm.

In the storms of life, we can see the character of our God.

Our Daily Bread – May 26, 2015