Blog post November 14, 2026

As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, "let's cross to the other side of the lake." So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind,(although other boats followed). But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting,"Teacher, don't you care that we're going to drown?" When Jesus woke up, He rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "silence! Be still!" Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, "why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"Mark 4:35-39

"You don't have enough faith, "Jesus told them. "I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, move from here to there, and it would move. Nothing would be impossible." Matthew 17:20

Have you ever pondered the difference between genuine faith, and Jesus calming the wind and the waves?

It wasn't by faith that Jesus commanded the wind and the waves to be still. The wind and the waves heard the voice of their Creator and simply did what they were told to do. No faith in this world can do what Christ alone holds the power to do. As believers we are called to trust, rest in, and depend upon God's sovereignty.

So the question of faith is do we trust, rest in, and depend upon God's sovereignty? When our faith breaks down, it breaks down in one of those three areas. The words to an old song come to mind:

Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water

Put your hand in the hand of the man who calmed the sea

Take a look at yourself and you can look at others differently

By puttin' your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee

The Man from Galilee was none other than the Creator in the flesh. He is the One we trust, rest in ,and know to be our Sovereign God. He is the one our faith must be in.

Whatever storm you may find yourself in today, put your hand in the hand of the Man from Galilee. With a word He can calm your storm. With His presence we should have no fear.

Thank you Heavenly Father that You are the only One we can trust, rest in and depend on. Help us this day when the water is splashing into our boat to call out to You, not out of a lack of faith but as a neccesity. Knowing that You alone are our salvation. In Jesus name. AMEN AMEN