‘As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?” When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”’ Mark 4:35-41 (NLT)
When I was 10 years old, I went on a fishing boat in the North Sea with my grandfather who was a fisherman all his life. He said that when a storm at sea is over, it takes a long time for the sea to be calm. When we find ourselves in storms, it often takes a long time to regain our perspective and tranquility.
In the storm of a lifetime the disciples ask: “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” Jesus rebukes the wind and says to the sea: “Peace! Be still!”
If God’s Son can calm the wind and the sea, He can deal with your problems by either eliminating the storm or by giving you His personal peace. Rest your anchor in Christ and know His special peace.
from Turning Of the Noise by Dr. John H. Munro