![]() ![]() The Setting for the Storm, and Its Sudden Severety "Only Almighty God can control the wind and the waves with the simple word of His command." What does that mean? What does that mean that He's the Son of God? What does that mean for each of us individually, personally? Beyond this, this amazing account gives us a sense of the total control of Jesus over the hardest moments of our lives, and His ability to speak peace to our souls when we need it the most. This story adds more vital information to the quest of our faith, to understand the basic thesis of the Gospel of Mark, that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. It asks the fundamental question that's before us, when we read all four of the Gospels, “Who is this man?” The fundamental answer, that's so clear, only Almighty God can control the wind and the waves with the simple word of His command. That's why this account of Jesus' effortless power over the wind and the waves is so compelling. The sea represents the darkest side of man's terrors, and it can quickly reduce even the most courageous man to a trembling child. We read the accounts of the sailors that sailed with Columbus, and they were afraid of the terrifying monsters of the deep, of great whales with their immense size, and their powerful tails and their powerful mouths, or even a giant squid with their long undulating tentacles. Having no idea that that was a saltwater creature, and I was in fresh water, and there was zero chance of being eaten by a shark. I was on an Astroturf-covered floating raft, unwilling to dive into the lake and swim back to shore for fear of a great white shark. The summer of 1975, the summer that Jaws came out, I was in Lake Winnipesaukee. Then there's the irrational terror of creatures of the deep. Beyond that is the fear of the weather, a sudden storm that can turn the once placid sea into a raging inferno of power, mighty white-capped breakers coming at us, and wave upon wave, utterly beyond our ability to withstand or subdue. The fact is, we cannot survive for long underwater, and death by drowning is a terrifying way to go. There is, of course, the simple fear of drowning that can seizes us all. We cannot see below the surface or beyond the horizon, and we can never know for sure what's coming at us. There's something deeply unsettling to most of us when it comes to the sea, a primordial fear of its power, and its unpredictability, and its mystery. We continue this incredible study in the Gospel of Mark. Pastor Andy Davis unfolds an episode of Jesus' life that expands our comprehension of him as the Son of God and alerts us to not underestimate him. ![]()
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