It is truly one of the most striking incidents in the Gospels (Luke 8:22-25). Here are the Lord Jesus and his disciples out on the water and a furious squall comes up and there is the sleepy Saviour, rocking away like a baby in a cradle. Many of these disciples are experienced watermen; they would recognize imminent danger. And here it is, crashing down on them, as the waves get higher and the howling winds are tossing their little bark about and they begin to ship water. And still Jesus sleeps! What a picture of his humanity! And moments later, after the disciples rouse him, he rebukes the winds and the waves and all is calm. What a picture of his deity!
One of the most terrifying things about a storm is that it is beyond our control. Nowadays we encounter many kinds of storms. There is the financial storm in our country. The storm of war. The storms in our relationships with others, whether at work or in our families. At times there are storms in our own souls. We still need Jesus to calm the storm, don't we?
Like the disciples, like the psalmist of old, we still cry out from time to time, "Awake, O Lord!"
May the Lord speak peace to your storm, whatever it may be."Be still my soul: the waves and winds still know, His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below" (K. von Shlegel, 1752).
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Lucas takes the word "afraid" of the story of Marcos, and the word "marvelled" of the story of Matthew, and the board to form a more complete story. This shows that:
1.Lucas in Mark and Matthew have their sources to assemble his gospel.
2. We should be frightened and in awe of the Lord Jesucristo.To have single one of them is to have a limited perspective of the Lord.
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