A Study In Luke - Day 26
DAY 26 - Luke 8:22-25
22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out. 23 As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger.
24 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”
When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the storm stopped and all was calm. 25 Then he asked them, “Where is your faith?”
The disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!”
This is such a famous story that I am hesitant to comment on it more than what you probably have already heard about it. You have heard sermons, devotionals, and more of this story about how we are either going into a storm, amid a storm or leaving a storm in our lives.
I will not try to wrap this story up too tightly, as is often done. I find this story amazing, sometimes difficult to believe, and it also exposes human nature.
How so? Well, the disciples are most concerned about themselves drowning, and then as the story develops, they are terrified of the power that Jesus exposes to them. The wind and the sea listen to him, and when they realize that really does have that power, they can’t seem to get their heads around it.
Is this because the disciples are stupid or a bit slow? No, I don’t think that is the case. I believe that they were constantly kept on their toes by the choices Jesus made, by the words Jesus said, and by the exposition of power that Jesus would let eke out of him in certain situations.
Listen, what would you do if someone you knew suddenly showed a power you couldn’t imagine. Wait, let’s make that a little more reasonable. What if you were hanging out with someone you had known for a few years, you continually liked what they had to say, and you realized that they were a little different? Then, one day, they say, “Hey, let’s go to Paris!” Your answer is, “How?” You don’t have money to buy a ticket. . .
“No worries,” says your friend, “we can go on my jet.”
Okay, everything you thought you knew just changed. Does this guy/girl have a jet? What? You thought you knew them enough to think you were on the same level, but now everything has changed.
What they experienced with Jesus was much greater than this little example, but can you imagine? There was a sea change in a moment, and nothing would be the same again. This is what the disciples experienced that night when they were with Jesus. Now, they had to decide if it was reasonable to commit to such an overwhelming power!
22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out. 23 As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger.
24 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”
When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the storm stopped and all was calm. 25 Then he asked them, “Where is your faith?”
The disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!”
This is such a famous story that I am hesitant to comment on it more than what you probably have already heard about it. You have heard sermons, devotionals, and more of this story about how we are either going into a storm, amid a storm or leaving a storm in our lives.
I will not try to wrap this story up too tightly, as is often done. I find this story amazing, sometimes difficult to believe, and it also exposes human nature.
How so? Well, the disciples are most concerned about themselves drowning, and then as the story develops, they are terrified of the power that Jesus exposes to them. The wind and the sea listen to him, and when they realize that really does have that power, they can’t seem to get their heads around it.
Is this because the disciples are stupid or a bit slow? No, I don’t think that is the case. I believe that they were constantly kept on their toes by the choices Jesus made, by the words Jesus said, and by the exposition of power that Jesus would let eke out of him in certain situations.
Listen, what would you do if someone you knew suddenly showed a power you couldn’t imagine. Wait, let’s make that a little more reasonable. What if you were hanging out with someone you had known for a few years, you continually liked what they had to say, and you realized that they were a little different? Then, one day, they say, “Hey, let’s go to Paris!” Your answer is, “How?” You don’t have money to buy a ticket. . .
“No worries,” says your friend, “we can go on my jet.”
Okay, everything you thought you knew just changed. Does this guy/girl have a jet? What? You thought you knew them enough to think you were on the same level, but now everything has changed.
What they experienced with Jesus was much greater than this little example, but can you imagine? There was a sea change in a moment, and nothing would be the same again. This is what the disciples experienced that night when they were with Jesus. Now, they had to decide if it was reasonable to commit to such an overwhelming power!
- When you think of the power that Jesus has, what do you usually think about?
- Do you think it was reasonable that the disciples were amazed by what happened, even after they had seen so many phenomenal things that Jesus had already done?
- How can we live in that wonder today?
By Pastor Timothy Gillespie
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