Where is Your Faith?

 DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE

WHERE IS YOUR FAITH

Luke 8:22-25

22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So they got into a boat and set out. 23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. 24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. 25 "Where is your faith?" he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him."

NIV

There is no doubt that we are going to experience a few storms in our lives. We can never predict when they might happen, just as the disciples could not predict that squall that almost swamped their boat. They were afraid they would drown. We would think that a few of them, being fishermen, would know how to handle the boat in a storm. But it appears they were just as afraid as those who were not fishermen, such as Matthew, an ex-tax collector. Nevertheless, we notice the squall did not affect Jesus whatsoever, in fact, amid the storm, he was so calm that he could sleep. This gives us the confidence to know that no matter what kind of storm comes up in our lives, Jesus is so calm that he is not bothered by our storms and is always there to calm them for us. We get so nervous, or anxious about the storm we are facing, and think that our troubles or problems are going to drown us, Jesus will calm that storm, of course, just as he asked the disciples about where is their faith, we too, must have faith that Jesus will handle that situation for us. Even if we are fishermen, that is even if we have our training, or education in the area we have this storm appear in our lives, we may not be able to row our own way to shore because that storm has become overwhelming. However, nothing is impossible for Jesus, he can and will bring calmness to the situation, if we ask him, knowing in faith, because he said so, that we can ask him anything in his name and he will do it. Just as he stood up and calmed that squall and all became calm even to the amazement of his disciples, He will calm our storms, and maybe even to our amazement. Everything is obedient to Jesus, just as the winds and waters were in that boat, so will any storm in our lives. Let us not wait for Jesus to ask us, “Where is your faith?”