Selah

That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side." Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

I`ve heard this story many, many times before. I`ve always thought of it, and had it taught to me, as "we`re going to go through storms and trials, Jesus will rescue us. Call on him, he`ll rescue you."
This is very true, Jesus will rescue you, and me. He hears us, he is a good God.

But let me tell you this story again.
Jesus is out on the water with his discples, when a huge storm hits. And what`s Jesus doing? He`s sleeping, that`s what he`s doing! Do you think his buddies were a little upset, perhaps? I would be. They wake him up, pretty much shouting "Jesus! What`s the deal? You`re not doing your job!! I`m dying over here! Come on, man!"

He get`s up from sleeping, and he says "Quiet! Be still!"

Maybe there`s something more to this.

In the midst of all this craziness, he was resting. Not only that, but to the craziness, he says "Quiet! Be still!"

Maybe we`ve been missing something here.