WHY ARE YOU FEARFUL?

PRAYER JOURNAL 3/20/2020

Mark 4:37-39 And a great windstorm arose and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.  But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow.  And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Master, do you not care that we perish?”  And He arose and rebuked the wind and said unto the sea, “Peace, be still.” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.

40 And He said unto them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”

In this passage, Jesus had been teaching the multitudes of people that had gathered.  The Bible tells us that Jesus taught in PARABLES or used stories as examples to teach a PRINCIPLE.  Included in the crowd were His Disciples, the twelve that He had chosen to walk with Him daily.  They walked, they talked, they watched; He taught, He showed them by example and this passage of scripture tells us in verse 34, that when they were alone Jesus even EXPLAINED all things contained in the parables.

Yes, they had a history together; the Disciples obviously believed that Jesus was the “real deal” because they left all to follow Him.  They listened to His teaching and watched as He performed miracles, yet when they faced adversity, when the winds began to blow, as the storm arose, FEAR clouded out all they knew to be true and they were sure they were all ABOUT TO DIE!

BUT…

Jesus wasn’t worried; He was tired and resting peacefully.  THAT IS…until His frightened Disciples ran to the bottom of the boat yelling, “Wake up…We’re all gonna die….You don’t even care.”

THEN….

Jesus, “THE MASTER OF THE WIND; THE MAKER OF THE WAVES,” simply rose and said, “Peace be still.”

Yes, there is a crazy storm going on and for many, the boat is rocking wildly.  We have a HISTORY WITH JESUS.  We’ve experienced the miracles, we’ve heard the teachings, His voice has explained the great mysteries of Truth in whispers to our heart; we are even filled with the Holy Ghost; empowered by God,

YET…

We fear.  The Master is sleeping, the winds are howling, the boat is listing….WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE…”JESUS DON’T YOU CARE?”

And Jesus asks, “Why are you so fearful?  How is it that you have no faith?  You are my own chosen people, I have walked with you, shown you great things, and filled you with my Spirit…It’s gonna be alright.”

Oh yes, He cares!  And as soon as you call out His Name, He WILL calm YOUR storm.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND REST IN JESUS…HE IS NOT WORRIED!