On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?" And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" (Mark 4:35-41 ESV)
Today, Deacon Ong Sim Ho preached on the above passage at JSM KL. This a summary of what he preached as I see it:
The disciples had two fears. When the storm arose, they were terrified but they knew Jesus can overcome and they cried out to him. When the wind ceased, they were filled with great fear. They knew that Jesus is God.
Faith in God is not knowing what God can do, but knowing who God is.
How do we response to the storms of our lives?
We can pray for God to remove the storm, or for power to overcome the storm, or succumb to the storm. There are so many possibilities. But we should pray, "Lord, I will submit to your will. Give me grace to overcome."
It is important to know not only what Jesus can do, but who Jesus is.
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