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Mark 4:35-41 – On the same day,
when evening had come, He said to them, "Let us cross over
to the other side." 36 Now when they had left the multitude,
they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats
were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves
beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was
in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to
Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"
39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace,
be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it
that you have no faith?" 41 And they feared exceedingly, and
said to one another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and
the sea obey Him!"
His disciples were terrified, first of the storm and their imminent
death then of their Lord and His incredible power. Power which revealed
an unusual relationship with creation itself. Suddenly He is more
than a teacher and worker of wonders, He is…The Creator! And
if He is the Creator then He is truly the holy God before whom sinful
men have need to fear for their lives. John speaks of Jesus as the
Creator at the beginning of his gospel in a much more joyful sense:
John 1:1-4 – In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He
was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life,
and the life was the light of men.
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