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From Heaven With Love
So we are to rest in the care of our Saviour. 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.
How often when tempests of temptation gather 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 upon Him to save
us, we shall not cry in vain. He never fails to give us the help we
need. If we have the Saviour in our hearts, there is no need of 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
destroyed our peace. The masterful passions of the heart no human
power can control. We are as helpless here as were the disciples 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; and
He brought them to their desired haven.”
Psalm 107:29, 30
, RSV.
“Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ.”
Romans 5:1
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In the early morning the Saviour and His companions came to
shore. The light of the rising sun touched sea and land with the
benediction of peace. But as they stepped on the beach, their eyes
were greeted by 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 and matted hair. Demons possessed
them, and they looked more like wild beasts than like men.
The disciples fled in terror; but presently they turned to look
for Jesus. He was standing where they had left Him. He who had
stilled the tempest did not flee. When the men, foaming at the mouth,
approached Him, Jesus raised that hand which had beckoned the
waves to rest, and the men could come no nearer.
With authority Jesus commanded the unclean spirits to come
out of them. His words penetrated the darkened minds of the un-
fortunate men. They realized dimly that One was near who could