'What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?????? (Mark 4:41 KJV)'
Twelve men in a boat? and in a raging storm on Lake Galilee too. Hauling down the sail, bailing like fury, they're all hard at it?. Bar one.
Excuse me, who is that man in the stern?
Why is he not helping? Why, it's their leader, Jesus, asleep on a cushion. Is he not aware of our predicament? People have been asking that all down history. Exactly 1,000 years ago the reign of Stephen, king of England, was so terrible that it was said, "God and his angels slept." Is Jesus asleep in heaven as far as events in Iraq, Zimbabwe, North Korea or the Sudan are concerned? Or when that answer to prayer seems a million miles away?
As the terrified men wake the Lord up, and as he stills the storm with just a word, he then asks, "Where is your faith?" Implication: It's all very well to believe when things are calm. But if we're only disciples of Christ for the happy days, then we're going to be let down one day.
Why be a Christian? Answer: Because Christianity is true. Because Jesus is whom He claims to be! And I want to know the truth for the truth's sake.
Which is why everyone needs to sort out the question, "Who is that man in the stern?"
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