What storms are in your life right now? Is it financial? Is it relationships? Is it Marriage or family? Is it your workplace? Where it is or what it is can, and will, be calmed by Jesus if you allow Him Into your life. Jesus promises in His word to calm our storm. Let’s go to the word of God and DIVE DEEP. Turn with me to Mark 4:35-41.
Jesus Calms the Storm
Mark 4:35-41 35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 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?”
39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Okay, you see the disciples here, are on a boat with Jesus. These guys are with our Savior and don’t even know it. They are cruising along and bam, out of nowhere, they run into a storm. Just when they think all is well, they find themselves in a situation they can’t deal with. They are scared and fearful, they panic.
Do you sometimes find yourself here where the disciples are? Yes, of course, we do. We have all been there. We have no money to pay the bills, we are in a battle with our spouse, we get divorced, we lose our job or our home, our car breaks down. Whatever the situation, there are probably thousands of storms that can come into our lives, right? Well, I am here to tell you, there is hope, there is a lighthouse with its light shining so bright, that will guide us back to shore. Come here and listen, his name is Jesus.
Come back with me if you would, to the scriptures here in Mark 4:38, it says Jesus is sleeping on a cushion, (lol) He is asleep on a cushion people! That is how bad your problems are. There is a storm about to crush the boat and Jesus is sleeping. Let’s think about that and put that into perspective. When the storms come into our lives, we have to remember Jesus is at the stern of your boat, sleeping on a cushion. He knows and is aware of the situation, so much that He shows us how concerned He is by sleeping. So if He is sleeping through the storm, He must know everything is going to work out, right? Right! The verse goes on to say the disciples woke up Jesus saying, “Jesus, don’t you care if we drown?” These guys must be scared out of their minds. They truly do not know the power of Jesus and trust Him enough to believe that they are safe in His hands and honestly that’s us. Our storm comes and we know we should put it in His hands and lean on the scriptures. Here are some references for why we should not fear.
Psalms 27:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? 2When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
Exodus 15:2
“The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
Psalm 18:28
You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 28:8
The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
Psalm 38:22
Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my Savior.
Psalm 46:2
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
Psalm 49:5
Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me—
Exodus 14:14
The Lord will fight your battles and you only need to be silent.
If we are taught in the word, that God cares for us and will protect us, then storms should look like rain showers with a glimpse of the sun on a nice spring day. We should see Jesus asleep on a cushion at the stern of our boat and if we get too overwhelmed we go sit next to Him and ask him to comfort us, because He is our comfort, He is the God of all comfort. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 1:3-5:
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.…
Let’s go back to the word in Mark 4:39:
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
You see, Jesus just simply gets up and commands the waves and the wind to be calm. One day we might have a storm, but through Christ and the word of God, in a split second, He will show up and the storm will be calm. Listen, the waves and winds would have never done anything to the boat or the disciples. What they showed Jesus is that they have no faith. He even says it in the next verse, let’s read:
Mark 4:40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
We are called to have the faith of a mustard seed in Matthew 17:20:
He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
So if the disciples had faith just as small as a mustard seed, they could have believed they would be ok as they go through the storm or even told the waves and winds to be calm. We do have the power through our faith to believe Jesus will take care of our storms.
Mark 4:40 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
We have to remember that Jesus is the son of almighty God and if we truly believe that, with all our heart then we know, He knows, what’s best for us and will protect us. In the Bible, Jesus is referred to as the Good Shepherd.
Jesus the Good Shepherd
John 10:10-12 10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. 11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. 12 “He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
You see Jesus’ love is unconditional, it is perfect, it’s forgiving and compassionate. He loves and cares for us so much. We all need to get to that point that we trust Him so much, that no matter what the storm may bring, we can lean on His promises and show others that surround us that we can rely on Jesus and He will be there for us, in all circumstances.
1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Now that my friends is the best news tonight! After we suffer a little while, God will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. He loves you so much it’s time to completely trust in Him.
Jesus cares greatly for us and wants us to have the faith of a mustard seed. He wants us to come to Him so He can comfort us and wrap His loving arms around us. He wants us to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that He is there to help us, protect us, and comfort us. He has the power to stop the storm, so when the storm comes, keep hold of the Hem of His Garment, have Faith, Pray and stay in His word.
Where We Dive Deep into the Scriptures 