Be Still And Know

Matthew 8:26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. The Sea of Galilee is not large. It is about 13 miles from north to south and only about eight miles at its widest point from east to west. Its location in the Jordan Rift Valley means that winds can quickly build up, and there are many accounts of sudden violent storms on the lake. We could assume that Jesus’ disciples, many of whom were experienced fishermen, would have taken such a storm in their stride but on this particular occasion, they were terrified. They thought they might die and, in their terror, cried out to Jesus to save them. Jesus was fast asleep but, woken up by their cries, he duly rebuked the wind and the waves and the storm died down. The disciples were amazed but Jesus was appalled by their lack of faith; they clearly still had a lot to learn about the kind of authority that Jesus had. It isn’t only on the Sea of Galil