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Jesus rested, and the power of the word that stilled the storm was
the power of God.
In the same way, we are to rest in the care of our Savior. The
disciples’ fear in time of danger revealed their unbelief. They forgot
Jesus, and only when they turned to Him could He give them help.
When tempests of temptation gather, how often we battle with
the storm alone. We trust to our own strength till we are ready to
perish. Then we remember Jesus, and if we call on Him to save us,
we will not cry out in vain. He never fails to give us the help we
need. If we have the Savior in our hearts, we do not need to fear.
The Redeemer will deliver us from danger in the way that He knows
best.
“The wicked are like the troubled sea.”
Isaiah 57:20
. Sin has de-
stroyed our peace. No human power can control the ruling passions
of the heart. We are as helpless here as the disciples were to quiet
the raging storm. But however fierce the tempest, those who turn to
Jesus with the cry, “Lord, save us,” will find deliverance. His grace
quiets the strife of human passion, and in His love the heart is at rest.
He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Then they were glad because they had quiet,
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and he brought them to their desired haven.
Psalm 107:29, 30, NRSV
“Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Romans 5:1
.
In the early morning, the Savior and His companions came to
shore. The light of the rising sun touched sea and land with the
blessing of peace. But as they stepped on the beach, their eyes took
in a sight more terrible than the fury of the tempest. Two madmen
rushed on them as if to tear them to pieces. Hanging about these men
were parts of chains they had broken in escaping from confinement.
Their flesh was torn and bleeding. Their eyes glared out from under
their long, matted hair. Demons possessed them, and they looked
more like wild beasts than like men.
The disciples ran away in terror, but soon they turned to look for
Jesus. He was standing where they had left Him. He who had stilled