"And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!"
This lesson gives us another example of the promise that, through the power of the Holy Spirit, those of us who have placed our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, can accomplish anything, even to the point of calming a raging sea.
When the storm raged and the ship was tossed, just like most of us probably would today, Jesus' disciples became afraid and went running to Him for help. Seeing their fear, Jesus asked them, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Jesus knew that if the faith of those disciples had been sufficient, all they would have had to do was, through His name, command the sea to stand still and the water would have obeyed their command. Instead, however, they demonstrated a complete lack of faith and went running for help.
Many of today's "Christians" are guilty of that same lack of faith. We pretend to believe that our prayers will be answered, but don't truly believe we will receive the answer we desire. We are the cause of our own suffering in that we don't rely of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ to fulfill the promise He made to us.
In John 14:12-14 Jesus made this wonderful promise, to both His early disciples, and those of us who place our absolute faith in Him today, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it."
In John 14:12-14 Jesus made this wonderful promise, to both His early disciples, and those of us who place our absolute faith in Him today, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it."
When our lives become troubled, the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ stands ready to grant us the power, through faith, to overcome all storms. Praise God, there is no greater power than that.~
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