‘But He said to them, “Why are you fearful? O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea. And there was a great calm. (Matthew 8:26).
Jesus asks us, “Why are you fearful?”
God doesn’t want us to be fearful. But we are, so much of the time.
I don’t need to be afraid of future plans, or future pain, and future challenges or sickness and future changes and losses – because right now, In His presence He will keep you and me in perfect peace, if we keep our mind on Him. (Is.26:3) Oh, but so much of the time…I am still afraid!
How about you?
Jesus has more to say,
“O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea. And there was a great calm. Matthew 8:26.
The disciples did one thing right- they cried out to the Lord. They were greatly afraid, but they called out to the Lord! And the Lord did it all! Think about it: they certainly didn’t have great faith at this time! God didn’t need their faith to calm the sea, (good thing He didn’t need to wait for them to have it either!)
“And the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
The men ‘cried out to the Lord’. There were huge waves! They thought they were going to die! They cried out to Jesus! That takes faith! And ‘without faith, it’s impossible to please the Lord’. That’s the 1st step!
So, for me, looking on and ‘witnessing’ this story, I will cry out as well, I will cry out, “Increase my faith Lord! Join me in this cry? “Increase our faith Lord! Increase our faith!”
So then we must remember, “What has God told us?
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,’ (and many times what we fear are just shadows) –
‘I will fear no evil, because You are with me…”(Psalm 23). Praying, “increase our faith” means believing what God has told us: “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” (Is. 41:10)
‘When anxiety comes rolling on in, or anxiety comes flooding in – and it will – may we pray and talk to our Savior, and take the time to wait on Him to calm the sea, and keep breathing in the process! Praising Him that He is able! So we pray, “Lord, increase our faith, as a little child. Help us remember when the dark clouds come rolling in Your words: “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
You don’t want us to be afraid, “Abba, ‘daddy’, help us trust, help us to wait and take the time to be still, …help us believe You are able to get us through this…help our unbelief!”
For Nothing is impossible for God, He is able to accomplish what concerns you and me today, He is our Shepherd and He will lead us beside the still waters…
HE WILL restore our souls.
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